News Potential New Predictor Of Stress-related Illnesses Found

[MyPTSD]

Many scientists believe that the tendency to develop stress-related disorders is an inherited trait or is the result of exposure to traumatic events. In a new paper, scientists explain that a new factor -- that genes may change over time -- could cause depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress-related illnesses.

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[Lucycat]

Hmm. So in a nutshell, exposure to trauma is a risk factor for PTSD. Well I never. Is that not stating the obvious? And since when did scientific journals start referring to post mortem brain examinations as brains from people who have 'passed away'