Childhood trauma as a cause of psychosis: Linking genes, psychology, and biology

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-51

  Van Winkel, Ruud ^a,b   Van Nierop, Martine ^a   Myin Germeys, Inez ^a   Van Os, Jim ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood adversity; Childhood trauma; FKBP5; Gene environment interaction; Schizophrenia; Social defeat

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIOLOGY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOOD; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS;

EID: 84873030588     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800109     Document Type: Review

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