Association of a serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and stressful life events with postpartum depressive symptoms: A population-based study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-33

  Tavares Pinheiro, Ricardo ^a   Monteiro Da Cunha Coelho, Fábio ^a   Azevedo Da Silva, Ricardo ^a   Amaral Tavares Pinheiro, Karen ^a   Pierre Oses, Jean ^a   De Ávila Quevedo, Luciana ^a   Dias De Mattos Souza, Luciano ^a   Jansen, Karen ^a   Maria Zimmermann Peruzatto, Josi ^b   Gus Manfro, Gisele ^b   Giovenardi, Márcia ^b   Almeida, Silvana ^b   Lucion, Aldo Bolten ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Postpartum depression; Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALLELES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84873642352     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2012.759555     Document Type: Article

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