Emotion Regulation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)可以影响7%-12%的澳大利亚人的一生。这是一种慢性疾病，具有巨大的个人、社会和经济代价。在当前大规模暴力和自然灾害日益增多的环境下，创伤后应激障碍的健康负担预计将上升。这个项目将帮助我们确定涉及创伤后应激障碍的核心过程和机制，并帮助我们开发更有效和专门的治疗方法。它还将扩大我们对大脑如何抑制情绪的理解，这与许多焦虑症在发展和预防方面具有更广泛的相关性。

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect 7-12% of Australians in their lifetime. It is a chronic disorder with enormous personal, social and economic costs. In the current climate of increasing mass violence and natural disaster, the health burden of PTSD is expected to rise. This project will help us identify core processes and mechanisms involved in PTSD, and help us to develop more effective and specialized treatments. It will also extend our understanding of how the brain inhibits emotion, which has wider relevance for many anxiety disorders in terms of their development and prevention.