| PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| HPA axis | Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| DTI | Diffusion Tensor Imaging |
| fMRI | Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| ROI | Region of Interest |
| 3D Ax BRAVO | Three-Dimensional Axial Brain Volume Imaging (BRAVO) |
| Cube T2 FLAIR | Cube T2-Weighted Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery |
| FA | Fractional Anisotropy |
| MD | Mean Diffusivity |
| CLD | Compact Letter Display |
| WTV | Width of the Third Ventricle |
| TLA | Thickness of the Left Amygdala |
| TRA | Thickness of the Right Amygdala |
| TBCC | Thickness of the Body of the Corpus Callosum |
| TLIC | Thickness of the Left Insular Cortex |
| TRIC | Thickness of the Right Insular Cortex |
| WLLCF | Width of the Left Lateral Cerebral Fissure |
| WRLCF | Width of the Right Lateral Cerebral Fissure |
| WIFFR | Width of the Interhemispheric Fissure in the Frontal Region |
| RHR | Right Hippocampal Region |
| LHR | Left Hippocampal Region |
| RAR | Right Amygdala Region |
| LAR | Left Amygdala Region |
| RPCR | Right Prefrontal Cortex Region |
| LPCR | Left Prefrontal Cortex Region |
| M3D/BRAVO | Three-Dimensional Axial BRAVO MRI Sequence |
| M3D/CubeT2flair | Three-Dimensional Cube T2-Weighted Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Sequence |
| Vol Ratio Aniso | Volume Ratio Anisotropy |
| Aniso Index | Anisotropy Index |
| AvDC | Average Diffusivity Coefficient |
| DMN | Default Mode Network |
| pACC | Pre-Genual Anterior Cingulate Cortex |
| CAPS-5 | Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 |
| MP-RAGE | Magnetization Prepared Rapid Gradient Echo |
| TR | Repetition Time |
| TE | Echo Time |
| TI | Inversion Time |
| FOV | Field of View |
| TIV | Total Intracranial Volume |
| EPI | Echo Planar Imaging |
| SNR | Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
| AD | Axial Diffusivity |
| RD | Radial Diffusivity |
| FSL | FMRIB Software Library |
| TBSS | Tract-Based Spatial Statistics |
| MNI152 | Montreal Neurological Institute 152 Standard Brain Template |
| MRS | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
| EMDR | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing |
| SSRIs | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors |