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ArticleBrain and behavior2021

Psychiatric risk and resilience: Plasticity genes and positive mental health.

Paul G Nestor, Victoria Choate Hasler, Keira O'Donovan, Hannah E Lapp, Sara B Boodai, Richard Hunter

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paul G NestorDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4890-8950
Victoria Choate HaslerDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Keira O'DonovanDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Hannah E LappDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Sara B BoodaiDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Richard HunterDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
University of Massachusetts Boston · USHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe at-risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis has long played a key role in diathesis-stress models of schizophrenia. More recent studies, however, have called for extending the boundaries of the ARMS construct beyond attenuated psychosis in nonhelp-seeking samples to include not only other vulnerability indicators but also protective factors related to genotype, mental health, personality, and cognition.

methodAccordingly, we assessed in a sample of 100 college students, the ARMS construct with the Brief Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-B) for psychosis, in conjunction with measures of positive mental health, childhood adversity, psychiatric symptoms, personality traits, social cognition, and genetic variables derived from assays of the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

resultsHigher PQ-B scores correlated positively with vulnerability indicators of childhood adversity and heightened levels of a wide variety of psychiatric symptoms but correlated negatively with protective factors of better overall mental health, social cognition as well as with a distinct NEO profile marked by reduced neuroticism and elevated agreeableness and conscientiousness. Multivariate analyses indicated that a composite ARMS measure comprised of PQ-B scores plus anxiety and depression symptoms revealed significant genotype differences, with lowest risk and highest resilience for allelic carriers of 5-HTTLPR-short and BDNF Met polymorphisms.

conclusionsResults provided support for extending the ARMS construct, pointing to important contributions of personality, social cognition, and genes that support neural plasticity in mitigating vulnerability and enhancing resilience and well-being.

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Mental HealthSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersHumansPersonalitySerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteinsat-risk mental statepersonalityplasticity genespositive mental healthstress

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PMID33932264
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