Catechol-o-methyltransferase gene modulation on suicidal behavior and personality traits: Review, meta-analysis and association study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-321

  Calati, Raffaella ^a   Porcelli, Stefano ^a   Giegling, Ina ^b   Hartmann, Annette M ^b   Möller, Hans Jürgen ^b   De Ronchi, Diana ^a   Serretti, Alessandro ^a,c   Rujescu, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; COMT; Personality; Suicide; Temperament

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; META ANALYSIS; MODULATION; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 79951558048     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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