Mental health consequences of disasters

E Goldmann, S Galea - Annual review of public health, 2014 - annualreviews.org
We present in this review the current state of disaster mental health research. In particular,
we provide an overview of research on the presentation, burden, correlates, and treatment of …

Influences of maternal and paternal PTSD on epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in Holocaust survivor offspring

R Yehuda, NP Daskalakis, A Lehrner… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective Differential effects of maternal and paternal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
have been observed in adult offspring of Holocaust survivors in both glucocorticoid receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Scrutinizing the epigenetics revolution

M Meloni, G Testa - BioSocieties, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetics is one of the most rapidly expanding fields in the life sciences. Its rise is
frequently framed as a revolutionary turn that heralds a new epoch both for gene-based …

Progress towards understanding the genetics of posttraumatic stress disorder

J Voisey, RMD Young, BR Lawford… - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2014 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex syndrome that occurs following exposure
to a potentially life threatening traumatic event. This review summarises the literature on the …

Adverse childhood experiences and disability in US adults

SMSF Rose, D Xie, M Stineman - PM&R, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To assess relationships between adverse childhood experiences and self-
reported disabilities in adult life. Design Cross-sectional, random-digit-dialed, state …

American Indian historical trauma: Community perspectives from two Great Plains medicine men

WE Hartmann, JP Gone - American Journal of Community Psychology, 2014 - Springer
The field of community psychology has long been interested in the relations between how
community problems are defined, what interventions are developed in response, and to …

Methylation of BDNF in women with bulimic eating syndromes: associations with childhood abuse and borderline personality disorder

L Thaler, L Gauvin, R Joober, P Groleau… - Progress in Neuro …, 2014 - Elsevier
DNA methylation allows for the environmental regulation of gene expression and is believed
to link environmental stressors to such mental-illness phenotypes as eating disorders …

Methylation of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene promoter in women with a bulimia-spectrum disorder: associations with borderline personality disorder and …

P Groleau, R Joober, M Israel, N Zeramdini… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Previous findings indicate that women with Bulimia Nervosa (BN), when compared
to women with no eating disorder (NED), tend to display elevated methylation in the …

Differential methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene in patients with anorexia nervosa: a pilot study

YR Kim, JH Kim, MJ Kim, J Treasure - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aim Recent studies in patients with anorexia nervosa suggest that oxytocin
may be involved in the pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa. We examined whether there …

Longitudinal epigenetic variation of DNA methyltransferase genes is associated with vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder

L Sipahi, DE Wildman, AE Aiello, KC Koenen… - Psychological …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Background. Epigenetic differences exist between trauma-exposed individuals with and
without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is unclear whether these epigenetic …