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Telomere length and childhood trauma in Colombians with depressive symptoms
Jiménez, Karen M; Pereira-Morales, Angela J; Adan, Ana; Forero, Diego A.
Afiliação
  • Jiménez, Karen M; Universidad Antonio Nariño. Biomedical Sciences Research Group, School of Medicine. Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Genetics. Bogotá. CO
  • Pereira-Morales, Angela J; Universidad Antonio Nariño. Biomedical Sciences Research Group, School of Medicine. Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Genetics. Bogotá. CO
  • Adan, Ana; University of Barcelona. School of Psychology. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology. ES
  • Forero, Diego A; Universidad Antonio Nariño. Biomedical Sciences Research Group, School of Medicine. Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Genetics. Bogotá. CO
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; 41(3): 194-198, May-June 2019. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1011493
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT

Objective:

Childhood trauma and telomere length (TL) are important risk factors for major depressive disorder. We examined whether there was an association between childhood trauma and TL in a sample of Colombians who were assessed for depressive symptoms.

Methods:

We applied the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire to 92 Colombian subjects (mean age = 21). TL was measured with quantitative PCR. Spearman's correlation coefficient (rs) was used to analyze the relationship between childhood trauma scores and TL.

Results:

We found a significant correlation between TL and sexual abuse scores (rs = 0.428, p = 0.002) in individuals with higher depressive symptom scores.

Conclusion:

This is the first report of a significant association between TL and sexual abuse in a Latin American sample and provides additional evidence about the role of childhood trauma and TL in neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Maus-Tratos Infantis / Telômero / Transtorno Depressivo Maior / Encurtamento do Telômero Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Assunto da revista: PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia / Espanha País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Maus-Tratos Infantis / Telômero / Transtorno Depressivo Maior / Encurtamento do Telômero Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) Assunto da revista: PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Colômbia / Espanha País de publicação: Brasil