The development of thought problems: A longitudinal family risk study of offspring of bipolar, unipolar, and well parents

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4 PART 1, 2013, Pages 1079-1091

  Klimes Dougan, Bonnie ^a   Desjardins, Christopher David ^a   James, Matthew G ^a   Narayan, Angela J ^a   Long, Jeffrey D ^b   Cullen, Kathryn R ^a   Gold, Philip W ^c   Martinez, Pedro E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; RISK;

EID: 84887169388     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579413000382     Document Type: Article

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