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Relationship between disabling fatigue and depression in children: genetic study.

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Sept 2006

Fowler Tom A, Rice Frances, Thapar Anita, Farmer Anne

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BACKGROUND: Medically unexplained disabling fatigue in young people is familial and frequently associated with depressed mood. AIMS: To examine the degree of sharing of genetic and environmental influences on the symptoms of depression and fatigue in this age group. METHOD: The parents of twins aged 8-17 years, derived from a population-based register, completed a questionnaire regarding lifetime-ever disabling...

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PMID: 16946360
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.011379

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