Influence of 5-HTT variation, childhood trauma and self-efficacy on anxiety traits: a gene-environment-coping interaction study

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 895-904

  Schiele, Miriam A ^a   Ziegler, Christiane ^a   Holitschke, Karoline ^b   Schartner, Christoph ^a   Schmidt, Brigitte ^a   Weber, Heike ^a,c   Reif, Andreas ^c   Romanos, Marcel ^a   Pauli, Paul ^a   Zwanzger, Peter ^d,e   Deckert, Jürgen ^a   Domschke, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Kbo Inn Salzach Hospital   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Childhood trauma; Coping; General self efficacy; Gene environment interaction

Indexed keywords

5 HTT GENE; ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; AGORAPHOBIC COGNITIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE; GENERAL SELF EFFICACY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF CONCEPT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ETIOLOGY; GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965045394     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1564-z     Document Type: Article

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