The impact of environmental experiences on symptoms of anxiety and depression across the life span

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1343-1352

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,b   Eaves, Lindon J ^a,b   Loken, Erik K ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^c,d   Middeldorp, Christel M ^e,f,g   Reynolds, Chandra ^h   Boomsma, Dorret ^e   Lichtenstein, Paul ^c   Silberg, Judy ^a,b   Gardner, Charles O ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adult development; anxiety; behavior genetics; depression; emotional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053543900     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611417255     Document Type: Article

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