Attachment, Neurobiology, and Military Sexual Trauma

Novac, A.

Chapter 3 of Treating Military Sexual Trauma (Katz, L.S, editor), 2016

Abstract

The neurobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the effects of lifetime trauma on an individual have been covered extensively in the literature over the past two decades. Yet less is known about the neurobiological impact of premilitary experiences on the outcome of military trauma. This chapter will review some of the relevant trauma-related neurobiology literature as it applies to military sexual trauma (MST), both in men and in women.