Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities Associated With Exposure to Different Childhood Trauma Subtypes: A Systematic Review of Neuroimaging Findings

Cassiers, Laura L. M.; Sabbe, Bernard G. C.; Schmaal, Lianne; Veltman, Dick J.; Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.; Van Den Eede, Filip

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00329

Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities Associated With Exposure to Different Childhood Trauma Subtypes: A Systematic Review of Neuroimaging Findings

Background: Childhood trauma subtypes sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, and neglect may have differential effects on the brain that persist into adulthood. A systematic review of neuroimaging findings supporting these differential effects is as yet lacking. Objectives: The pre…