Epigenetic Mechanisms Shape the Biological Response to Trauma and Risk for PTSD: A Critical Review

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in approximately one-quarter of trauma-exposed individuals, leading us and others to question the mechanisms underlying this heterogeneous response to trauma. We suggest that the reasons for the heterogeneity relate to a complex interaction between genes...

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Main Authors: Morgan Heinzelmann, Jessica Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Nursing Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/417010
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