Preliminary evidence of an association between serotonin transporter polymorphism, resilience, and depression in formerly abused and never abused women

Humphreys, Janice

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 2:10 PM-3:30 PM

Pacific B (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Janice Humphreys, PhD, RN, NP, FAAN, University of California, San Francisco

Authors:
Bradley E. Aouizerat, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN, University of California, San Francisco
Bruce A. Cooper, PhD
Elissa S. Epel, PhD
Kathryn A. Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of California, San Francisco

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the importance of resilience in abused women’s psychological response to intimate partner violence
Identify the role that one gene may play in buffering the effects of stress for abused women

Description:
This presentation provides preliminary evidence of the psychobiological mechanisms of resilience may serve as a buffer for effects of life stress in women who previously experience intimate partner violence compared with women who were never abused.