Alterations in fear learning as a mechanism linking childhood exposure to violence with PTSD symptoms: a longitudinal study.
Laura MachlinMargaret A SheridanLucy A LurieSteven W KasparekStephanie Gyuri KimMatthew PeverillJohn McClellan FranceMadeline M RobertsonTanja JovanovicLiliana J LenguaKatie A McLaughlinPublished in: Psychological medicine (2024)
Childhood trauma is associated with altered fear learning in youth, which may be one mechanism linking exposure to violence with the emergence of PTSD symptoms in adolescence.