2014
A Preliminary Examination of the Relationship Between the 5-HTTLPR and Childhood Emotional Abuse on Depressive Symptoms in 10-12-Year-Old Youth
Banducci AN, Gomes M, MacPherson L, Lejuez CW, Potenza MN, Gelernter J, Amstadter AB. A Preliminary Examination of the Relationship Between the 5-HTTLPR and Childhood Emotional Abuse on Depressive Symptoms in 10-12-Year-Old Youth. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2014, 6: 1-7. PMID: 24932352, PMCID: PMC4057058, DOI: 10.1037/a0031121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevated depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsChildhood emotional abuseChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireOlder adolescent girlsDepression ScaleEmotional abuseRevised Child AnxietySymptomsNegative sequelaeSaliva samplesPutative genetic markerTrauma QuestionnaireOlder adolescent boysAdolescent girlsEmotional abuse subscaleChildhood abuseSex differencesAbuse subscaleChild anxietyAdolescent boysGirlsOlder youthYoung adolescentsCurrent study
2009
Interaction of Childhood Maltreatment with the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene: Effects on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Reactivity
Tyrka AR, Price LH, Gelernter J, Schepker C, Anderson GM, Carpenter LL. Interaction of Childhood Maltreatment with the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene: Effects on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Reactivity. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 681-685. PMID: 19596121, PMCID: PMC2881567, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneDepressionDexamethasoneFemaleGenotypeHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemLinear ModelsLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPituitary-Adrenal SystemPolymorphism, GeneticReceptors, Corticotropin-Releasing HormoneStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsDEX/CRH testAdrenal (HPA) axis reactivityEarly life stressCortisol responseCRH testAxis reactivityDexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone testCorticotropin-releasing hormone testChildhood maltreatmentCRHR1 polymorphismsHormone receptor geneHPA axis activationLife stressReceptor geneElevated cortisol responseDevelopment of moodChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireHormone testAxis activationHypothalamic-PituitaryNon-Hispanic adultsBlood samplesGG genotypeAdult depressionAnxiety disorders