Citation

Gibb BE, McGeary JE, Beevers CG, Miller IW. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2006; 36(6): 687-693.

Affiliation

Binghamton University in New York, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, University of Texas at Austin, Butler Hospital and Brown University in Rhode Island.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1521/suli.2006.36.6.687

PMID

17250473

Abstract

There is growing evidence that a functional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) moderates the impact of negative life events (e.g., childhood abuse) on the development of depression. However, it is unclear whether the gene x environment interaction predicts suicide attempts specifically. In addition, previous studies have not examined different forms of childhood abuse separately. In the current study, we found that 5-HTTLPR genotype moderated the link between childhood physical and sexual, but not emotional, abuse and adult psychiatric inpatients' histories of suicide attempts.

Language: en