The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort as a resource for studying psychopathology in childhood and adolescence: a summary of findings for depression and psychosis

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1017-1027

  Niarchou, Maria ^a   Zammit, Stanley ^a,b   Lewis, Glyn ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Birth cohort; Depression; Psychotic experiences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84930823499     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1072-8     Document Type: Review

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