Clarifying the Origin of Biological Abnormalities in PTSD Through the Study of Identical Twins Discordant for Combat Exposure

K. PITMAN, ROGER; W. GILBERTSON, MARK; V. GURVITS, TAMARA; S. MAY, FLAVIA; B. LASKO, NATASHA; J. METZGER, LINDA; E. SHENTON, MARTHA; YEHUDA, RACHEL; P. ORR, SCOTT; the Harvard/VA PTSD Twin Study Investigators, for

doi:10.1196/annals.1364.019

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Clarifying the Origin of Biological Abnormalities in PTSD Through the Study of Identical Twins Discordant for Combat Exposure

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ROGER K. PITMAN

MARK W. GILBERTSON

TAMARA V. GURVITS

Abstract

Abstract: A biological abnormality found to be associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be, among other things, a pretrauma vulnerability factor, that is, it may have been present prior to the event's occurrence and increased the individual's likelihood of developing PTSD upon trauma...

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