Clinical characteristics of Major Depressive Disorder run in families - A community study of 933 mothers and their children

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-292

  Schreier, Andrea ^a   Höfler, Michael ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a,b   Lieb, Roselind ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Familial aggregation; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33646383124     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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