"Women Are Genetically Predisposed to Developing PTSD" - Olayinka
A study published this week in Molecular Psychiatry showed that three in 10 European-American women who are diagnosed with PTSD can link their illness to genetic variants. Women overall are known to be twice as likely to develop PTSD as men. "The risk for PTSD is more nuanced than the genes you inherit from your parents," says Rachel Yehuda, professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine.
- Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Professor, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Director, Traumatic Stress Studies Division, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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