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1. "Alterations in the neurosteroid biosynthetic pathways of veterans of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may be associated with multiple symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...serum levels of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone were found to be inversely associated with depression, anxiety, and pain symptoms, the greater the symptom severity, the lower the ...

Just wanted to correct that his 1st appt with a psychiatrist is next WEEK (not next month).

“Exposure to neglect or abuse in childhood and/or enduring a traumatic event as an adult increases the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but carrying a specific gene significantly increases this risk. The findings that adverse events during childhood are linked to PTSD and that exposure to trauma as an adult is associated with PTSD are not new. What is new is the finding that ...

I would hope that the military has fined-tuned its induction process to examine for any signs of a predispositon to PTSD. I think it would be relatively simple to come up with a questionnaire that would sound an alarm if certain factors were present. Were you born in the U.S.A? Were you bullied as a child? Did you cry a lot when you were a child? Are you a loner? Anybody...