Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) have been associated with increased rates of tobacco usage as well
as with dysregulations of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. At the same time tobacco also affects the HPA axis. This paper
examines the relationships between PTSD, posttraumatic MDD, smoking and levels of circadian
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