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Early intervention following trauma may mitigate genetic risk for PTSD in civilians: a pilot prospective emergency department study.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry - 1 Dec 2014
Rothbaum Barbara O, Kearns Megan C, Reiser Emily, Davis Jennifer S, Kerley Kimberly A, Rothbaum Alex O, Mercer Kristina B, Price Matthew, Houry Debra, Ressler Kerry J
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BACKGROUND: Civilian posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat PTSD are major public health concerns. Although a number of psychosocial risk factors have been identified related to PTSD risk, there are no accepted, robust biological predictors that identify who will develop PTSD or who will respond to early intervention following trauma. We wished to examine whether genetic risk for PTSD can be mitigated...
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