Bullying in elementary school and psychotic experiences at 18 years: A longitudinal, population-based cohort study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2199-2211

  Wolke, D ^a   Lereya, S T ^a   Fisher, H L ^b   Lewis, G ^c   Zammit, S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Bullying; Psychotic experiences; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK;

EID: 84902284764     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713002912     Document Type: Article

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