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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:403-404
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

Life Course Epidemiology

Commentary: Childhood socioeconomic status, life course pathways and adult mental health

Stephen E Gilman

Department of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital.

Stephen E Gilman, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. E-mail: sgilman@hsph.harvard.edu

The paper by Harper et al.1 in this issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology provides new evidence that childhood socioeconomic conditions matter for adult mental health. Their study joins many others in showing that—at the very beginning of life—socioeconomic stratification sets the stage for the exposure to risks that eventually lead to diseases of diverse aetiologies.2,3

Harper et al. studied 2585 Finnish men, and found that those of lower childhood socioeconomic status (SES), indexed by parental occupation and education, had significantly higher mean values on scales of cynical hostility, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms. On the basis of multiple regression models estimated separately for both childhood SES indicators, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Challenge 1: The Use of Socioeconomic Status in Life Course Epidemiology

Challenge 2: Identifying Common Pathways

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