Depressive symptoms in children and adolescents: Changing aetiological influences with development

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 968-976

  Scourfield, Jane ^a   Rice, Frances ^a,b   Thapar, Anita ^a   Harold, Gordon T ^b   Martin, Neilson ^a   McGuffin, Peter ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Environmental; Genetic; Longitudinal; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BOY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIRL; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAGE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0141921578     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00181     Document Type: Article

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