Serotonin transporter gene moderates the development of emotional problems among children following bullying victimization

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 830-840

  Sugden, Karen ^a,b   Arseneault, Louise ^b   Harrington, Honalee ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a,b   Williams, Benjamin ^a,b   Caspi, Avshalom ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bullying; emotional problems; geneenvironment interaction; serotonin transporter; victimization

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENGLAND; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALES;

EID: 77955705136     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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