The relationship between social support and major depression: cross-sectional, longitudinal, and genetic perspectives.

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Although social support (SS) is associated with risk for major depression (MD), we are uncertain of the extent to which a) low SS increases risk for MD, b) MD lowers SS, or c) both variables reflect a common genetic liability. Using two waves of interview data on female twin pairs from a population-based registry, we examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal association of eight dimensions of perceived SS and...

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