Stress, burnout and depression: A systematic review on DNA methylation mechanisms

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2017, Pages 34-44

  Bakusic, Jelena ^a   Schaufeli, Wilmar ^a   Claes, Stephan ^b   Godderis, Lode ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c EXTERNAL SERVICE FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AT WORK   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Burnout; Depression; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NR3C1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BURNOUT; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85002945732     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.11.005     Document Type: Review

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