The Interrelationship of Neuroticism, Sex, and Stressful Life Events in the Prediction of Episodes of Major Depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 631-636

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a   Kuhn, Jonathan ^a   Prescott, Carol A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MODEL; NEUROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; STRESS;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 1842533140     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.4.631     Document Type: Article

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