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Pretrauma cognitive ability and risk for posttraumatic stress disorder: a twin study.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2007
Kremen William S, Koenen Karestan C, Boake Corwin, Purcell Shaun, Eisen Seth A, Franz Carol E, Tsuang Ming T, Lyons Michael J
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CONTEXT: Cognitive deficits are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but whether such deficits reflect sequelae or risk factors is not fully resolved. OBJECTIVE: To determine, in a representative sample, whether preexposure cognitive ability is associated with risk for PTSD, and whether that risk is genetically mediated. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The co-twin-control study involved 2386...
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