Assessing the effects of age, sex and shared environment on the genetic aetiology of depression in childhood and adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1039-1051

  Rice, Frances ^a,b   Harold, Gordon T ^b   Thapar, Anita ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Depression; DF; Genetics; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS; FAMILY; GENETICS; MOTHER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0042701431     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00231     Document Type: Article

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