Life events and depressiveness - The effect of adjustment for psychosocial factors, somatic health and genetic liability

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-33

  Romanov, Kalle ^a   Varjonen, J ^a,b   Kaprio, J ^a,c   Koskenvuo, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Health; Life change events; Social support; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 0037227257     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.01419.x     Document Type: Article

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