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Depressive symptoms in children and adolescents: changing aetiological influences with development.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Oct 2003
Scourfield Jane, Rice Frances, Thapar Anita, Harold Gordon T, Martin Neilson, McGuffin Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms become increasingly heritable as children grow into adolescence. However, the literature is not entirely consistent in this respect and existing longitudinal twin studies have examined changes within adolescence only. METHOD: Parent and self-report questionnaire data were used to examine the genetic and environmental influences on depressive symptoms in a UK...
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