Historical Background in Children with Affective Disorders

DONALD H. McKNEW, JR. and LEON CYTRYNAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 130, Number 11

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.130.11.1278

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A study of the histories of 50 children with affective disorders revealed that certain environmental factors were present either singly or in combination in every case. When these environmental factors were related to the three types of childhood depression previously outlined by the authors, each category of depression could be linked with a characteristic cluster of environmental factors; for two of the categories, a specific environmental factor was present in every case studied.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 130 • Number 11 • November 1973

Pages: 1278 - 1280

PubMed: 4746041

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Published in print: November 1973

Published online: 1 April 2006

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DONALD H. McKNEW, JR.

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LEON CYTRYN

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Research Associates at Children's Hospital, 2125 13th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 and Assistant Clinical Professor, of Child Health and Development and Psychiatry, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, D.C.

Research Associates at Children's Hospital, 2125 13th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009 and Clinical Professor of Child Health and Development and Psychiatry, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, D.C.

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Historical Background in Children with Affective Disorders

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