The preeminent role of early untoward experience on vulnerability to major psychiatric disorders: The nature-nurture controversy revisited and soon to be resolved

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-108

  Nemeroff, C B ^a,b  

^a Dept of Psychiat/Behav Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHILD ABUSE; DATA BASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGLECT; NEUROBIOLOGY; PARENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0032909413     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000512     Document Type: Article

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