Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 115, Issue 1 , Pages 207-214 , May 2009

Stressful life events in a clinical sample of depressed children in Hungary

  • László Mayer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Nestor L. Lopez-Duran

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Tel.: +1 412 246 5714; fax: +1 412 246 5455.
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  • Maria Kovacs

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Charles J. George

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Ildikó Baji

      Affiliations

    • Vadaskert Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Krisztina Kapornai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Enikő Kiss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Ágnes Vetró

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 20 August 2008 ,Accepted 25 August 2008.

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PII: S0165-0327(08)00354-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.08.018

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 115, Issue 1 , Pages 207-214 , May 2009

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