Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 390-398 , April 2008

Depression in Men in the Postnatal Period and Later Child Psychopathology: A Population Cohort Study

,Accepted 10 October 2007.

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 This research was specifically funded by the Wellcome Trust through an Intermediate Clinical Fellowship held by Dr. Ramchandani (grant number 078434). Dr. Stein is also supported by the Wellcome Trust (066008) and Dr. Murray is supported by the MRC (UK). We are extremely grateful to all of the families who took part in this study, the midwives for their help in recruiting them, and the whole ALSPAC team, which includes interviewers, computer and laboratory technicians, clerical workers, research scientists, volunteers, managers, nurses, and receptionists. The UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and the University of Bristol provide core support for ALSPAC.Article Plus (online only) materials for this article appear on the Journal's Web site:www.jaacap.com.Disclosure: Drs. Ramchandani, Stein, O'Connor, Heron, and Murray report no conflicts of interest. Dr. Evans has been a paid speaker for Lilly Pharmaceuticals.

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doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31816429c2

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 390-398 , April 2008

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