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Genetic, developmental and personality correlates of self-mutilation in depressed patients.
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry - 1 Mar 2006
Joyce Peter R, McKenzie Janice M, Mulder Roger T, Luty Suzanne E, Sullivan Patrick F, Miller Allison L, Kennedy Martin A
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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the T allele of G protein beta3 (GNbeta3) is associated with self-mutilation in depressed patients. METHOD: A history of self-mutilation was systematically inquired about when recruiting depressed patients for a long-term treatment trial. Risk factors such as borderl...
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