Variation of 5-HTTLPR and Deficits in Emotion Regulation: A Pathway to Risk?

Psychology and Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 397-413

  Gilman, T Lee ^a   Latsko, Maeson ^a   Matt, Lindsey ^a   Flynn, Jessica ^a   de la Cruz Cabrera, Omar ^b   Douglas, Deborah ^a   Jasnow, Aaron M ^a   Coifman, Karin G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; emotion regulation; negative emotion; psychological risk; serotonergic system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964268797     PISSN: 19843054     EISSN: 19833288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pne0000017     Document Type: Article

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