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Gene × environment vulnerability factors for PTSD: the HPA-axis.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Feb 2012
Mehta Divya, Binder Elisabeth B
Abstract excerpt
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severely debilitating psychiatric condition. Although a lifetime trauma incidence of 40-90% has been reported in the general population, the overall lifetime prevalence for PTSD ranges between 7-12%, suggesting individual-specific differences towards the susceptibility to PTSD. While studies investigating main genetic effects associated with PTSD have yielded...
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