Differential sensitivity to life stress in FMR1 premutation carrier mothers of children with fragile X syndrome

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 612-622

  Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Barker, Erin T ^a   Greenberg, Jan S ^a   Hong, Jinkuk ^a   Coe, Christopher ^a   Almeida, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; Differential susceptibility; Fragile X syndrome; Mental health; Negative life events

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FMR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; WAKEFULNESS; WELLBEING; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MUTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MUTATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872153352     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026528     Document Type: Article

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