Hormone levels contribute to stress resilience

It is important to understand what biological mechanisms contribute to an individual's capacity to be resilient under conditions of extreme stress, such as those regularly experienced by soldiers, police, and firefighters. Dr Charles A. Morgan III and his colleagues from Yale University and the VA National Centre for PTSD have worked closely with collaborators at the Special Forces Underwater Warfare Operations Centre to study special operations soldiers enrolled in the military Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC)...

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