Investigation of telomere length and psychological stress in rape victims

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1081-1085

  Malan, Stefanie ^a   Hemmings, Sian ^a   Kidd, Martin ^a   Martin, Lindi ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

major depressive disorder; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychological stress; qPCR; rape; telomere length

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPE; TELOMERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAPE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TELOMERE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955186355     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20903     Document Type: Article

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