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Careful operationalization and assessment are critical for advancing the study of the neurobiology of resilience1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Nathan A. Kimbrel  and
Jean C. Beckham
Nathan A. Kimbrel
Affiliation:
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. nathan.kimbrel@va.gov jean.beckham@va.gov
Jean C. Beckham
Affiliation:
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. nathan.kimbrel@va.gov jean.beckham@va.gov
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Abstract

The authors' definition of resilience is too narrow and essentially defines resilience as the absence of psychopathology. Consequently, it is not clear how quantitatively defined resilience differs from quantitatively defined psychopathology according to the authors' definition. We believe the conceptual model would be improved by a broader definition of resilience. There is also a significant need for improved measures of stressor load.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e107
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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Footnotes

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Parts of this commentary were written as an employee of the U.S. Government and such parts are not subject to copyright protection in the United States.

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