Child and adolescent antecedents of adult mood disorders

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-19

  Wals, Marjolein ^a   Verhulst, Frank ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult; Antecedents; Child; Mood disorders; Risk

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENCE; CHILDHOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

EID: 14744297129     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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