Methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene mediates the effect of adversity on negative schemas and depression

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 725-736

  Simons, Ronald L ^a   Lei, Man Kit ^a   Beach, Steven R H ^a   Cutrona, Carolyn E ^b   Philibert, Robert A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PESSIMISM; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PESSIMISM; POVERTY; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUST;

EID: 84975275017     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579416000420     Document Type: Article

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