Can adoption at an early age protect children at risk from depression in adulthood? A Swedish national cohort study

• Main Authors: Anders Hjern (Author), Bo Vinnerljung (Author), Jesus Palacios (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective Our aim was to investigate whether the risk of depression in adulthood in children raised by substitute parents from an early age differ by care arrangements.Methods Register study in Swedish national cohorts born 1972-1981, with three study groups of children raised in adoptive or foster...