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The serotonin transporter 5-HTTPR polymorphism is associated with current and lifetime depression in persons with chronic psychotic disorders
(Acta Psychiatr Scand 2009: 119: 117–127, 2009-01-11)
Objective: Variation in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4)
promoter region has been shown to influence depression in persons
who have been exposed to a number of stressful life events.
Method: We evaluated whether ...
Diagnosis of Schizophrenia in Latino Populations. A Comparison of Direct Interview and Consensus Based Multi-Source Methods
(Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2009;197: 530–535, 2009-07)
We determined the rates of agreement between diagnoses, using
the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) and diagnoses arrived
at, using additional sources of information, to establish whether there are
differences ...
Caracterización de un grupo de pacientes con esquizofrenia en el Valle Central de Costa Rica
(AMC, vol 50 (3), julio-setiembre 2008, 2008)
La esquizofrenia es una enfermedad crónica con importantes
repercusiones sociales que afecta al 1% de la población mundial. Se describe las características de la esquizofrenia en una muestra de pacientes del Valle Central ...
Shared Genetic Factors Influence Risk for Bipolar Disorder and Alcoholism
(2014-06)
Bipolar disorder and alcoholism have high rate comorbidity, with more than 50% of alcoholism
occurrence in bipolar disorder. While there is evidence that both disorders are heritable, it is unclear
if the same genetic ...