A population-based study of anxiety as a precursor for depression in childhood and adolescence.docVIP

BMC Psychiatry BioMedCentral Research article Open Access A population-based study of anxiety as a precursor for depression in childhood and adolescence Frances Rice*1,2, Marianne BM van den Bree1 and Anita Thapar1 Address: 1Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK and 2School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Email: Frances Rice* - ricef@cardiff.ac.uk; Marianne BM van den Bree - vandenbreemb@cardiff.ac.uk; Anita Thapar - thapar@cardiff.ac.uk * Corresponding author Published: 13 December 2004 Received: 21 July 2004 Accepted: