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
2011
Genetic associations with performance on a behavioral measure of distress intolerance
Amstadter AB, Daughters SB, MacPherson L, Reynolds EK, Danielson CK, Wang F, Potenza MN, Gelernter J, Lejuez CW. Genetic associations with performance on a behavioral measure of distress intolerance. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2011, 46: 87-94. PMID: 22024485, PMCID: PMC3687355, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCatechol O-MethyltransferaseChi-Square DistributionChildDistrict of ColumbiaFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMood DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisRisk-TakingSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsConceptsEmotion regulation difficultiesDistress intoleranceBehavioral measuresPoor psychological functioningAdolescent risk behaviorsDistress tolerancePsychological functioningLarger longitudinal studyVal allele carriersYear old youthMet homozygotesEmotional abuseBehavioral indicatorsBehavioral assessmentLongitudinal studyGenetic influencesCandidate genetic polymorphismsTaskYouthDistressExploratory analysisRisk behaviorsEmpirical evidencePrior studiesDifficulties