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Using sex differences in psychopathology to study causal mechanisms: unifying issues and research strategies

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2003 · Vol. 44(8) · pp. 1092–1115
Michael RutterAvshalom CaspiTerrie E. Moffitt

Abstract

The systematic investigation of sex differences constitutes an invaluable tool for the study of the causal processes concerned with psychopathology.

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCognitive Abilities and TestingEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentPsychopathologyPsychologyDevelopmental psychologyEtiologyCausality (physics)Mechanism (biology)Clinical psychologyPsychiatry

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AdolescentAdultMental DisordersChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePsychopathologySex FactorsEpidemiologic Research DesignCausality
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