The brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism moderates the effects of childhood abuse on severity of depressive symptoms in a time-dependent manner

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Webb, Caitlin ^a   Gunn, Jane M ^a   Potiriadis, Maria ^a   Everall, Ian P ^a,b   Bousman, Chad A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NorthWestern Mental Health   (Australia)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Childhood adversity; Depression; Gene environment; Longitudinal cohort; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84988851442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00151     Document Type: Article

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