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A protective genetic variant for adverse environments? The role of childhood traumas and serotonin transporter gene on resilience and depressive severity in a high-risk population.
European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - 1 Nov 2011
Carli V, Mandelli L, Zaninotto L, Roy A, Recchia L, Stoppia L, Gatta V, Sarchiapone M, Serretti A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic aspects may influence the effect of early adverse events on psychological well being in adulthood. In particular, a common polymorphism within the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR short/long) has been associated to the risk for stress-induced psychopathology. In the present study we investigated the role of childhood traumas and 5-HTTLPR on measures of psychological resilience and depression in a...
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