The impact of adverse life events and the serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism on the development of eating disorder symptoms

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-43

  Akkermann, Kirsti ^a   Kaasik, Kadri ^a   Kiive, Evelyn ^a   Nordquist, Niklas ^b   Oreland, Lars ^b   Harro, Jaanus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Adverse life events; Binge eating; Drive for thinness; Gene environment interactions

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 81855176162     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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