Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 385-394 , 1 November 2004

Children of a cohort of depressed patients 25 years later: psychopathology and relationships

  • C. Peisah

      Affiliations

    • Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • H. Brodaty

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry, Euroa Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney NSW 2031, Australia. Tel.: +61-2-93823759; fax: +61-2-93823762.
    • Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • G. Luscombe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Formerly at the Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
    • ,
  • K.J. Anstey

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Mental Health Research, Canberra, Australia

Received 4 August 2003 ,Revised 2 March 2004 ,Accepted 3 March 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.03.002

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 385-394 , 1 November 2004

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