Anxiety and depressive symptoms in childhood - A genetic study of comorbidity

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 651-656

  Thapar, Anita ^a   McGuffin, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Comorbidity; Depression; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COVARIANCE; DEPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; TECHNIQUE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WALES;

EID: 0030830024     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01692.x     Document Type: Article

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