For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of
sexually-diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender …

Although anxiety disorders represent a major societal problem demanding new therapeutic
targets, these efforts have languished in the absence of a mechanistic understanding of this …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …

Abstract The neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) plays a central role in brain development,
regulation of mood, stress reactivity and risk of psychiatric disorders, and thus alterations in …

A fundamental function of the brain is to evaluate the emotional and motivational
significance of stimuli and to adapt behaviour accordingly. The IMAGEN study is the first …

Adolescence is a period of major risk for depression, which is associated with negative
personal, social, and educational outcomes. Yet, in comparison to adult models of …

We describe a new polymorphism upstream of the gene for monoamine oxidase A (MAOA),
an important enzyme in human physiology and behavior. The polymorphism, which is …

Sleep disorders are frequent (18%–23%) and constitute a major risk factor for psychiatric,
cardiovascular, metabolic or hormonal co-morbidity and mortality. Low social status or …

Reduced serotonin transporter (5-HTT) expression is associated with abnormal affective and
anxiety-like symptoms in humans and rodents, but the mechanism of this effect is unknown …

Evidence from diverse literatures supports the viewpoint that two modes of self-regulation
exist, a lower-order system that responds quickly to associative cues of the moment and a …