Development of gender differences in depression: Description and possible explanations

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 372-379

  Hankin, Benjamin L ^a,b   Abramson, Lyn Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Depression; Development; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY BUILD; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0033382662     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899908998794     Document Type: Review

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