Pathways from maternal depressive symptoms to adolescent depressive symptoms: The unique contribution of irritability symptoms

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1092-1100

  Whelan, Yvonne M ^a   Leibenluft, Ellen ^b   Stringaris, Argyris ^c   Barker, Edward D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depression; development; mother child relationships; oppositional defiant disorder; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84941937440     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12395     Document Type: Article

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