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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Linked To Genetics

April 3, 2012 by

Research from UCLA is showing that the reason some people exhibit post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while others are seemingly able to cope with life threatening situations more easily, is at least in part, down to their genes. Researchers found that two genes associated with serotonin production lead to a higher risk of the problem...

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