The relevance of epigenetics to PTSD: Implications for the DSM-V

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-434

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a   Bierer, Linda M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 74549164152     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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