Neuroticism and self-esteem as indices of the vulnerability to major depression in women

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1101-1109

  Roberts, Seth B ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; TWINS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032875195     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008739     Document Type: Article

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