Correlation of a set of gene variants, life events and personality features on adult ADHD severity

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 598-604

  Müller, Daniel J ^a,b   Chiesa, Alberto ^c   Mandelli, Laura ^c   Luca, Vincenzo De ^a   Ronchi, Diana De ^c   Jain, Umesh ^a   Serretti, Alessandro ^a,c   Kennedy, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult; Character; Genetics; Temperament

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CARRIER PROTEIN; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 5 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE G1; PROTEIN SLC6A3; PROTEIN TAAR9; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR 2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953285523     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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