Using sex differences in psychopathology to study causal mechanisms: Unifying issues and research strategies

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1092-1115

  Rutter, Michael ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive styles; Epidemiology; Measurement; Molecular genetics; Psychopathology; Psychosocial influences; Quantitative genetics; Research strategies; Sex (gender) differences; Significance testing

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLEXIA; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0344513309     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00194     Document Type: Review

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