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Interaction between genetic variants and exposure to Hurricane Katrina on post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth: a prospective analysis of low income adults.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Jan 2014
Dunn Erin C, Solovieff Nadia, Lowe Sarah R, Gallagher Patience J, Chaponis Jonathan, Rosand Jonathan, Koenen Karestan C, Waters Mary C, Rhodes Jean E, Smoller Jordan W
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BACKGROUND: There is considerable variation in psychological reactions to natural disasters, with responses ranging from relatively mild and transitory symptoms to severe and persistent posttraumatic stress (PTS). Some survivors also report post-traumatic growth (PTG), or positive psychological changes due to the experience and processing of the disaster and its aftermath. Gene-environment interaction (GxE)...
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