The assessment of dependence in the study of stressful life events: Validation using a twin design

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1455-1460

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,b   Karkowski, L M ^a   Prescott, C A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; TWINS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0032714641     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798008198     Document Type: Article

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