Stress exposure across the life span cumulatively increases depression risk and is moderated by neuroticism

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 737-745

  Vinkers, Christiaan H ^a,b,d   Joëls, Marian ^a   Milaneschi, Yuri ^c   Kahn, René S ^a   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^c   Boks, Marco P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cumulative stress; Depression risk; Depressive disorders; Early life stress; MDD; NEOFFI; Psychiatric epidemiology; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908141552     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22262     Document Type: Article

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