Depressive symptoms in children and adolescents: Etiological links between normality and abnormality: A research note

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 861-865

  Eley, Thalia C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Depression; Environmental influences; Genetic influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; TWINS;

EID: 0030838187     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01604.x     Document Type: Article

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