Childhood socio-economic status and the onset, persistence, and severity of DSM-IV mental disorders in a US national sample

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1088-1096

  McLaughlin, Katie A ^a   Breslau, Joshua ^b   Green, Jennifer Greif ^c   Lakoma, Matthew D ^d   Sampson, Nancy A ^d   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^d   Kessler, Ronald C ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Childhood; Childhood adversity; Mental disorder; Mood disorder; Poverty; Socio economic status (SES); USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052668250     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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