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A prospective cohort study investigating factors associated with depression during medical internship.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jun 2010
Sen Srijan, Kranzler Henry R, Krystal John H, Speller Heather, Chan Grace, Gelernter Joel, Guille Constance
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CONTEXT: Although the prevalence of depression among medical interns substantially exceeds that of the general population, the specific factors responsible are not well understood. Recent reports of a moderating effect of a genetic polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter protein gene on the likelihood that life stress will precipitate depression may help to understand the development of mood symptoms...
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