Article
Specificity of familial vulnerability for alcoholism versus major depression in men.
The Journal of nervous and mental disease - 1 Nov 2006
Lyons Michael J, Schultz Mark, Neale Michael, Brady Kathleen, Eisen Seth, Toomey Rosemary, Rhein Andrew, Faraone Stephen, Tsuang Ming
Abstract excerpt
There are various hypotheses regarding comorbidity between alcohol dependence (AD) and major depression (MD). We interviewed 3372 pairs of male twins assessing DSM-III-R MD and AD. Individuals with comorbid MD and AD exhibited greater severity of each disorder than individuals with only one. MD i...
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