The Psychology of Psychiatric Genetics: Evidence That Positive Emotions in Females Moderate Genetic Sensitivity to Social Stress Associated With the BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 699-704

  Wichers, Marieke ^a   Kenis, Gunter ^a   Jacobs, Nele ^a,b   Myin Germeys, Inez ^a   Schruers, Koen ^a   Mengelers, Ron ^a   Delespaul, Philippe ^a   Derom, Catherine ^c   Vlietinck, Robert ^c   van Os, Jim ^a,d  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Psychology   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BDNF Val66Met; experience sampling method (ESM); gene environment interaction; positive emotions; stress sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 50849140517     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012909     Document Type: Article

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