Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Neuroprogression in Women Following Sexual Assault: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Allostatic Load and Aging Process Acceleration

Bruno Messina Coimbra   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Mary Yeh   ^{1, 2} , MD, MSc ;   Ana Teresa D'Elia   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Mariana Rangel Maciel   ^{1, 2} , MD, MSc ;   Carolina Muniz Carvalho   ^{1, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Ana Carolina Milani   ^{1, 2} , MD, PhD ;   Adriana Mozzambani   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Mario Juruena   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Sintia Iole Belangero   ^{1, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Andrea Parolin Jackowski   ^{1, 4} , PhD ;   Dalva Poyares   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Andrea Feijo Mello   ^{1, 2} , MD, PhD ;   Marcelo Feijo Mello   ^{1, 2} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

² Program for Research and Care on Violence and PTSD, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

³ Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

⁴ Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

⁵ Centre for Affective Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College, London, United Kingdom

⁶ Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil