Biomarkers in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview and Implications for Future Research

PTSD can develop in the aftermath of traumatic incidents like combat, sexual abuse, or life threatening accidents. Unfortunately, there are still no biomarkers for this debilitating anxiety disorder in clinical use. Anyhow, there are numerous studies describing potential PTSD biomarkers, some of whi...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Schmidt, Sebastian F. Kaltwasser, Carsten T. Wotjak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835876