Phenotypic and discordant-monozygotic analyses of stress and perceived social support as antecedents to or sequelae of risk for depression

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 469-488

  Coventry, William L ^a,b   Medland, Sarah E ^b   Wray, Naomi R ^b   Thorsteinsson, Einar B ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Byrne, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Discordant; Life events; Monozygotic; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 74949101108     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.5.469     Document Type: Article

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