Chronic and acute stress, gender, and serotonin transporter gene-environment interactions predicting depression symptoms in youth

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-187

  Hammen, Constance ^a   Brennan, Patricia A ^b   Keenan Miller, Danielle ^a   Hazel, Nicholas A ^a   Najman, Jake M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Chronic stress; Depression; Gender differences; Gene environment interactions; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549117900     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02177.x     Document Type: Article

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