Association of MAO-A variant with complicated grief in major depression

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Kersting, Anette ^a   Kroker, Kristin ^a   Horstmann, Julia ^a   Baune, Bernhard T ^b   Hohoff, Christa ^a   Mortensen, Lena Sünke ^a   Neumann, Lisa C ^a   Arolt, Volker ^a   Domschke, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complicated grief; Monoamine oxidase A; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COMPLICATED GRIEF; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MAO A GENE; PHENOTYPE; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 42449140087     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000120624     Document Type: Article

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