Significance of family life events in middle adolescence: A survey on Finnish community adolescents

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-86

  Fröjd, Sari ^a,b   Kaltiala Heino, Riittakerttu ^c   Pelkonen, Mirjami ^c,d   von der Pahlen, Bettina ^c,e   Marttunen, Mauri ^c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol abuse; Depression; Family stress; Life events

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUNKENNESS; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PARENTAL STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59249106921     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802533754     Document Type: Article

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