Brooding rumination and heart rate variability in women at high and low risk for depression: Group differences and moderation by COMT genotype

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-67

  Woody, Mary L ^a   McGeary, John E ^b,c,d   Gibb, Brandon E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brooding rumination; COMT; Heart rate variability; Major depressive disorder; RDoC

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; COMT PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BROODING RUMINATION; COMT GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; THINKING;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING;

EID: 84897874527     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035450     Document Type: Article

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