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Impulsiveness, serotonin genes and repetition of deliberate self-harm (DSH).
Psychological medicine - 1 Nov 2000
Evans J, Reeves B, Platt H, Leibenau A, Goldman D, Jefferson K, Nutt D
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BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated independent associations of psychological, biological and social variables with repeated deliberate self-harm (DSH). Serotonin function has been linked to impulsive and suicidal behaviour and genetic polymorphisms have been identified within the serotonin system that could account for this link. This study tested hypotheses linking impulsiveness, genetic polymorphisms of...
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