Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk for suicidal ideation: Results from a 7-year population-based, prospective cohort study of U.S. veterans
Na PJ, De Angelis F, Nichter B, Wendt FR, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Levey DF, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH. Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk for suicidal ideation: Results from a 7-year population-based, prospective cohort study of U.S. veterans. Molecular Psychiatry 2021, 27: 1068-1074. PMID: 34725455, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01352-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset suicidal ideationChronic suicidal ideationPolygenic risk scoresSuicidal ideationProspective cohort studyPolygenic riskRisk of SIHigher baseline levelsHigh polygenic riskModifiable psychosocial factorsSocial supportDispositional optimismCohort studyProspective cohortUS veteransSymptomatic courseRisk scorePsychosocial factorsGenome-wide association studiesBaseline levelsU.S. veteransSuicidal thoughtsPsychosocial moderatorsStudy periodLarge genome-wide association studiesAttachment Style Moderates Polygenic Risk for Incident Posttraumatic Stress in U.S. Military Veterans: A 7-Year, Nationally Representative, Prospective Cohort Study
Tamman AJF, Wendt FR, Pathak GA, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Sippel LM, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH. Attachment Style Moderates Polygenic Risk for Incident Posttraumatic Stress in U.S. Military Veterans: A 7-Year, Nationally Representative, Prospective Cohort Study. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 91: 637-646. PMID: 34955171, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAttachment styleU.S. military veteransIncident posttraumatic stress disorderSocial environmental factorsDevelopment of PTSDMilitary veteransInsecure attachment stylesSecure attachment stylePolygenic riskEffect of PRSLifetime trauma burdenPTSD preventionPosttraumatic stressPTSD developmentPTSD symptomsStress disorderPolygenic risk scoresHigh polygenic riskProspective designNationally RepresentativePotential pharmacotherapyMultivariate geneStyleVeterans