Biological factors associated with susceptibility to posttraumatic stress disorder

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-39

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a,b  

^a PTSD Program   (United States)

^b Psychiatry 116A   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology; Children of Holocaust survivors; Cortisol; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Resilience; Risk factors; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033007466     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379904400104     Document Type: Review

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