BDNF function as a potential mediator of bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder comorbidity.

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Published in Mol Psychiatry on September 20, 2011

Authors

J J Rakofsky1, K J Ressler, B W Dunlop

Author Affiliations

1: Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program/Bipolar Disorders Clinic, Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA. Jrakofs@emory.edu

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