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Childhood abuse, the BDNF-Val66Met polymorphism and adult psychotic-like experiences.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Jul 2011
Alemany Silvia, Arias Bárbara, Aguilera Mari, Villa Helena, Moya Jorge, Ibáñez Manuel I, Vossen Helen, Gastó Cristobal, Ortet Generós, Fañanás Lourdes
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BACKGROUND: The well-established relationship between childhood adversity and psychosis is likely to involve other factors such as genetic variants that can help us to understand why not everyone exposed to adverse events develops psychotic symptoms later in life. AIMS: We investigated the influence of childhood abuse and neglect on positive and negative psychotic-like experiences in adulthood and the potential...
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