Why are anxiety and depressive symptoms comorbid in youth? A multi-wave, longitudinal examination of competing etiological models

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-29

  Cohen, Joseph R ^a,b   Young, Jami F ^b,c   Gibb, Brandon E ^d   Hankin, Benjamin L ^e   Abela, John R Z ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Comorbidity; Depression; Developmental psychopathology; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; CHILD; COMPLICATION; EMOTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84897406943     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.02.042     Document Type: Article

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