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Attention to threats and combat-related posttraumatic stress symptoms: prospective associations and moderation by the serotonin transporter gene.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 Apr 2013
Wald Ilan, Degnan Kathryn A, Gorodetsky Elena, Charney Dennis S, Fox Nathan A, Fruchter Eyal, Goldman David, Lubin Gad, Pine Daniel S, Bar-Haim Yair
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IMPORTANCE: Combat places soldiers at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The excessive rates of PTSD and other adjustment disorders in soldiers returning home make it imperative to identify risk and resilience factors that could be targeted by novel therapeutic treatments. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the interplay among attention to threat, combat exposure, and other risk factors for PTSD symptoms in...
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