Implications of gene × environment interactions in post-traumatic stress disorder risk and treatment.

Abstract excerpt

Exposure to traumatic stress is common in the general population. Variation in the brain's molecular encoding of stress potentially contributes to the heterogeneous clinical outcomes in response to traumatic experiences. For instance, only a minority of those exposed to trauma will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Risk for PTSD is at least partially heritable, with a growing number of genetic...

Topics

• Humans
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Gene-Environment Interaction
• Female
• Male
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease