Genetics of resilience: Implications from genome‐wide association studies and candidate genes of the stress response system in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression

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Resilience is the ability to cope with critical situations through the use of personal and socially mediated resources. Since a lack of resilience increases the risk of developing stress-related psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), a better understanding of the biological background is of great value to provide better prevention and treatment...

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