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.

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