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Role of mother's genes and environment in postpartum depression.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 May 2011
Mitchell Colter, Notterman Daniel, Brooks-Gunn Jeanne, Hobcraft John, Garfinkel Irwin, Jaeger Kate, Kotenko Iulia, McLanahan Sara
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Most studies of human molecular genetics and social environment interactions on health have relied heavily on the classic diathesis-stress model that treats genetic variations and environments as being either "risky" or "protective." The biological susceptibility model posits that some individuals have greater genetic reactivity to stress, leading to worse outcomes in poor environments, but better outcomes in...
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