Twin studies of posttraumatic stress disorder: Differentiating vulnerability factors from sequelae

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 647-653

  Kremen, William S ^a,b,c   Koenen, Karestan C ^d   Afari, Niloofar ^a,c   Lyons, Michael J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Co twin control; Heritability; PTSD; Twins; Vulnerability indicator

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SIZE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84855940991     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.03.012     Document Type: Review

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