DNA methylation changes following narrative exposure therapy in a randomized controlled trial with female former child soldiers

Abstract The aftermath of traumatization lives on in the neural and epigenetic traces creating a momentum of affliction in the psychological and social realm. Can psychotherapy reorganise these memories through changes in DNA methylation signatures? Using a randomised controlled parallel group desig...

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Main Authors: Samuel Carleial, Daniel Nätt, Eva Unternährer, Thomas Elbert, Katy Robjant, Sarah Wilker, Vanja Vukojevic, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Anja C. Zeller, Anke Koebach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98067-9