The search for predictors of risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
Monday, September 5, 2011 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Data in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggest that certain variants of a gene that helps regulate serotonin (a brain chemical related to mood), may serve as a useful predictor of risk for symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a trauma.