The association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met variants and psychotic symptoms in posttraumatic stress disorder

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Authors

Nela Pivac · Rudjer Boskovic Institute

Dragica Kozarić‐Kovačić · Ministry of Health

Mirjana Grubišić-Ilić · University Hospital Dubrava

Gordana Nedić Erjavec · Rudjer Boskovic Institute

I. Rakoš · Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Matea Nikolac Perković · Rudjer Boskovic Institute

Martina Blažev

Abstract

The study shows that veterans with psychotic PTSD carried more Met alleles of the BDNF Val66Met than non-psychotic veterans with PTSD or veterans without PTSD. The results might add further support to the hypothesis that psychotic PTSD is a more severe subtype of PTSD.

Topics & Keywords

Nerve injury and regeneration Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Stress Responses and Cortisol

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volume 13, Issue 4, pp. 306-311

DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2011.582883

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