Developmental changes in the phenomenology of depression in girls compared to boys from childhood onward

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-48

  Kovacs, Maria ^a   Obrosky, David Scott ^b   Sherrill, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Developmental patterns; Longitudinal follow up; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENT; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0037340934     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00429-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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