Using epidemiologic methods to test hypotheses regarding causal influences on child and adolescent mental disorders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 53-62

  Lahey, Benjamin B ^a   D'Onofrio, Brian M ^b   Waldman, Irwin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal models; Developmental psychopathology; Epidemiology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MENTAL DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 63849216579     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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