During the last 30 years, there has been a substantial increase in the study of posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). Several high-profile traumatic events, such as the wars in …

Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an emerging treatment for people diagnosed with
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to the limited accessibility of psychotherapies …

Background and aim To conduct meta-analyses of all published studies on various aspects
of association between vitamin D and tuberculosis (TB). Methods PubMed and Web of …

Background Metformin is first‐line therapy for patients with diabetes. However, it may lower
vitamin B12 concentrations, which could have hematological or neurological implications …

Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine are concerned with medical conditions affecting
brain, mind and behaviour in manifold ways. Traditional approaches have focused on a …

Highlights•Over 100 candidate gene studies have been conducted to date.•Candidate gene
studies of the HPA-axis system appear to be promising.•Genome-wide association studies …

METHODS: Data come from the 9-year follow-up of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing
Study, a birth cohort study of children in 20 large American cities (N= 2420). Principal …

Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can develop
after experiencing traumatic events. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) design was …

Variability in the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) gene can influence the risk of depression
associated with adversity, as well as cortisol stress reactivity, although not consistently. No …

Background Adverse childhood events may have differential effects on the brain that persist
into adulthood. Findings on structural brain alterations in older adults exposed to early-life …