Posttraumatic stress disorder among women after the war in Sarajevo: a rationale for genetic study.

An exposure to extreme trauma events leads to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in up to 14-50% of war survivors. Recent findings suggest that genetic factors could play a certain role in PTSD development. In order to illustrate this possibility, we present results of a pilot study on gender spe...

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Main Authors: Lilijana Oruč, Lejla Kapur, Naris Pojskić, Semra Čavaljuga, Slađana Ivezić, Pamela Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004-02-01
Series:Biomolecules & Biomedicine
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Online Access:https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/3461