Parental separation of birth and depression in adulthood: A long-term follow-up of the Finnish Christmas Seal Home Children

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 357-362

  Veijola, Juha ^a,b,c,d   Maki P ^a,b,c,d   Joukamaa, M ^a,b,c,d   Laara E ^a,b,c,d   Hakko, H ^a,b,c,d   Isohanni, M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Hospital District of Lapland   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARTURITION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1242308418     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291703008407     Document Type: Article

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