Folgen früher Traumatisierung aus neurobiologischer Sicht

Abstract

Childhood trauma is one of the most well-established risk factors for the development of mental disorders. Due to the availability of new technologies, we are now beginning to understand how early trauma gets under the skin and exerts a sustained influence on various domains of psychological functioning and health. In the present review we will first briefly summarize what is currently known about the neurobiological effects of childhood trauma. We will then consider genetic and epigenetic factors as possible mechanisms mediating the biological embedding of childhood trauma.