Neuroendocrine, polysomnographic and psychometric observations in healthy subjects at high familial risk for affective disorders: the current state of the 'Munich vulnerability study'.

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The present article summarizes the main results of the cross-sectional part of the 'Munich Vulnerability Study' in which healthy first-degree relatives of patients with an affective disorder were investigated by assessing their neuroendocrine, polysomnographic and psychometric status. As patients with an acute episode of a major depression, the group of the healthy relatives exhibited signs of a hyperactive...

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