Family size and perinatal circumstances, as mental health risk factors in a Scottish birth cohort

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 975-983

  Riordan, Daniel Vincent ^a,b,c   Morris, Carole ^d   Hattie, Joanne ^d   Stark, Cameron ^b,c  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Rural Health Research and Policy   (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Family; Maternal age; Self injurious behaviour; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84863727731     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0405-5     Document Type: Article

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