Erin C Dunn, Nadia Solovieff, Sarah R Lowe, Patience J Gallagher, Jonathan Chaponis, Jonathan Rosand, Karestan C Koenen, Mary C Waters, Jean E Rhodes, Jordan W Smoller
BACKGROUND: There is considerable variation in psychological reactions to natural disasters, with responses ranging from relatively mild and transitory symptoms to severe and persistent posttraumatic stress (PTS). Some survivors also report post-traumatic growth (PTG), or positive psychological changes due to the experience and processing of the disaster and its aftermath. Gene-environment interaction (GxE) studies could offer new insight into the factors underlying variability in post-disaster psychological responses...
January 2014: Journal of Affective Disorders