Family conflict interacts with genetic liability in predicting childhood and adolescent depression

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 841-848

  Rice, Frances ^a   Harold, Gordon T ^b   Shelton, Katherine H ^a   Thapar, Anita ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Conflict; Depression; Gene environment interaction; Twin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 33745305547     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000219834.08602.44     Document Type: Article

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