Life events and depressive symptoms in childhood - Shared genes or shared adversity? A research note

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1153-1158

  Thapar, Anita ^a   Harold, Gordon ^b   McGuffin, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Genetics; Life events; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031756810     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098003229     Document Type: Article

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