Emergence of Gender Differences in Depression during Adolescence: National Panel Results from Three Countries

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 190-198

  Wade, Terrance J ^a,e   Cairney, John ^b,c   Pevalin, David J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036482845     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200202000-00013     Document Type: Article

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