The road not taken: Life experiences in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for major depression

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 975-984

  Kendler, K S ^a   Halberstadt, L J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult development; environment; major depression; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84883157058     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.55     Document Type: Article

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