Negative life events and symptoms of depression and anxiety: stress causation and/or stress generation

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 357-371

  Phillips, Anna C ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a   Der, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; stress causation; stress generation; stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929025041     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2015.1005078     Document Type: Article

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