The genetics of depression in childhood and adolescence

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-173

  Rice, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TWINS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; TWINS;

EID: 63549086216     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-009-0026-9     Document Type: Review

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