The cognitive paradox in posttraumatic stress disorder: a hypothesis

Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry
H M van Praag

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by a peculiar cognitive state. The traumatic event(s) are partly hypermemorized, partly blurred, whereas the ability to store and retrieve new information is impaired. The question is raised as to what the biological systems might be that 'carry' this cognitive paradox. Four possible candidate systems are discussed. It is concluded that understimulation of the corticosteroid receptors, particularly the glucocorticoid receptors (GRs), overactivity of the noradrenaline (NA) and vasopressin (VA) systems, and deficits in the 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) system, particularly the 5-HT(1A) system, could generate a cognitive syndrome similar to the one observed in PTSD. A dual hypothesis is launched holding that (a) in PTSD, downregulation of the 5-HT(1A) receptor system is the primary lesion, while the other dysfunctions mentioned are subsidiaries and that (b) underdevelopment of or damage to the 5-HT(1A) receptor system will make a person PTSD-prone.

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