The relationship between childhood abuse and dissociation. Is it influenced by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) activity?

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-161

  Savitz, Jonathan B ^a   Van Der Merwe, Lize ^b   Newman, Timothy K ^a   Solms, Mark ^a   Stein, Dan J ^a   Ramesar, Rajkumar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BDNF; Bipolar disorder; Childhood abuse; COMT; Dissociation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38949149652     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145707007900     Document Type: Article

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