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Clinical characteristics of major depressive disorder run in families--a community study of 933 mothers and their children.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jun 2006
Schreier Andrea, Höfler Michael, Wittchen Hans-Ulrich, Lieb Roselind
Abstract excerpt
The familial aggregation of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has been repeatedly demonstrated. Several studies have investigated associations between various clinical characteristics of MDD in probands and overall rates of MDD in relatives. Few studies, however, have considered the familial aggregation of clinical characteristics of MDD. The aim of the present report is to examine mother-offspring associations of...
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