The impact of the endogenous subtype on the familial aggregation of unipolar depression.

doi:10.1007/BF02279766

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The impact of the endogenous subtype on the familial aggregation of unipolar depression.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 1991

Maier W, Hallmayer J, Lichtermann D, Philipp M, Klingler T

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The endogenous/non-endogenous distinction of unipolar major depression is widely accepted, as is the family study approach to the validation of diagnostic distinctions. Rates of affective disorders were examined in 689 first-degree relatives of 184 patients with unipolar major depression and were...

Topics

Arousal
Child of Impaired Parents
Circadian Rhythm
Delusions
Depressive Disorder
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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