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World J Psychiatr. Feb 22, 2012; 2(1): 13-25
Published online Feb 22, 2012. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v2.i1.13
Childhood stressful events, HPA axis and anxiety disorders
Carlo Faravelli, Carolina Lo Sauro, Lucia Godini, Lorenzo Lelli, Laura Benni, Francesco Pietrini, Lisa Lazzeretti, Gabriela Alina Talamba, Giulia Fioravanti, Valdo Ricca
Carlo Faravelli, Carolina Lo Sauro, Department of Psychology, University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Lucia Godini, Lorenzo Lelli, Laura Benni, Francesco Pietrini, Lisa Lazzeretti, Gabriela Alina Talamba, Vado Ricca, Psychiatric Unit, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Florence University School of Medicine, 50134 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Giulia Fioravanti, Department of Psychology, University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Author contributions: Faravelli C and Lo Sauro C conceived and designed the article; Faravelli C, Lo Sauro C, Lelli L, Godini L, Pietrini F, Lazzeretti L, Benni L, Fioravanti G, Talamba GA and Ricca V drafted the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Carlo Faravelli, MD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi 12- Padiglione 26, 50135 Firenze, Italy. carlo.faravelli@unifi.it
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Received: September 6, 2011
Revised: October 24, 2011
Accepted: January 21, 2012
Published online: February 22, 2012
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