Research
Women may face higher PTSD risk, and biomarker could help predict it
The Brief
- Research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine suggests a specific stress hormone pattern may signal vulnerability to PTSD.
- The finding is reported in female animal models, not yet in human patients.
- The work is presented as a possible explanation for why women are diagnosed with PTSD at roughly twice the rate of men.
Why it matters
The study points to a possible biomarker for PTSD vulnerability, which could eventually help identify at-risk individuals, but the evidence so far comes only from animal models.
Who’s affected
- researchers in stress and trauma biology
- clinicians treating post-traumatic stress disorder
- anyone interested in sex differences in mental health research
- #ptsd
- #stress hormones
- #biomarkers
- #sex differences
- #animal models
Research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine suggests a specific stress hormone pattern may signal vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder—at least in female animal models—and could help explain why women are diagnosed with PTSD at roughly twice the rate…
Timeline
Medical Xpress reports the University of Cincinnati study on stress hormone pattern and PTSD vulnerability
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Women may face higher PTSD risk, and biomarker could help predict it