Journal article
DRD2 and SLC6A3 moderate impact of maternal depressive symptoms on infant cortisol
Abstract
Both maternal depressive symptoms and infants' dopamine-related genetic characteristics have been linked to infants' hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) functioning. This study investigated the interactive influence of maternal depressive symptoms and infant DRD2 and SLC6A3 genotypes on infant cortisol reactivity; whether this interaction reflects diathesis-stress or differential susceptibility; and whether this interaction influences the …
Authors
Ludmer JA; Levitan R; Gonzalez A; Kennedy J; Villani V; Masellis M; Basile VS; Atkinson L
Journal
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 62, , pp. 243–251
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.08.026
ISSN
0306-4530
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultChild of Impaired ParentsDepressionDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleGenotypeHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInfantMaleMaternal DeprivationMiddle AgedMother-Child RelationsMothersPituitary-Adrenal SystemReceptors, Dopamine D2SalivaStress, PsychologicalYoung Adult