Early life family disadvantages and major depression in adulthood

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue FEB., 1999, Pages 112-120

  Sadowski, Hartwin S ^a   Ugarte, Blanca ^a   Kolvin, Israel ^a,c   Kaplan, Carole E ^b   Barnes, Jacqueline ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Fleming Nuffield Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033032818     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.2.112     Document Type: Article

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