Diathesis-stress theories in the context of life stress research: implications for the depressive disorders.

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Summary

Advances in the conceptualization and measurement of life stress in the past 2 decades raise several questions concerning traditional diathesis-stress theories of psychopathology, and information is available on diatheses and stress for specific disorders to provide a foundation for more empirically based hypotheses about diathetic-stress interactions.

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review
Published
1991-11-01
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Keywords

Diathesis, Diathesis–stress model, Conceptualization, Psychology, Psychopathology

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