Appraisals of stressful life events as a genetically-linked mechanism in the stress-depression relationship

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 338-347

  Conway, Christopher C ^a   Hammen, Constance ^a   Espejo, Emmanuel P ^b   Wray, Naomi R ^c   Najman, Jake M ^d   Brennan, Patricia A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Endophenotype; Serotonin transporter gene; Stress

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

EID: 84864661595     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9368-9     Document Type: Article

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