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Sex-specific genetic influences on the comorbidity of alcoholism and major depression in a population-based sample of US twins.

Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Aug 2000

Prescott C A, Aggen S H, Kendler K S

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BACKGROUND: Alcoholism and depression frequently co-occur, but the origins of this comorbidity remain uncertain. Most previous family, twin, and adoption studies of these disorders have used cases ascertained through treatment settings, who may differ from cases in epidemiological samples. We studied the importance of genetic influences on risk for lifetime comorbidity of major depression and alcoholism by means...

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PMID: 10920470
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.8.803

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