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Bulimia nervosa and major depression: a study of common genetic and environmental factors

1 Aug 1992

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A genetic analysis of the co-occurrence of bulimia and major depression (MD) was performed on 1033 female twin pairs obtained from a population based register. Personal interviews were conducted and clinical diagnoses made according to DSM-III-R criteria. Additive genes, but not family environment, are found to play an important aetiological role in both bulimia and MD. The genetic liabilities of the two...

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PMID: 1410087
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700038071

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