Disentangling gene-environment correlations and interactions on adolescent depressive symptoms

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-150

  Lau, Jennifer Y F ^a,b   Eley, Thalia C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depressive symptoms; Gene environment correlation; Gene environment interaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38349089302     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01803.x     Document Type: Article

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