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Familial aggregation of mood disorders among relatives of schizophrenia probands admitted in a hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria: A family comparative study.

The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal - 1 Jan 2000

Onu Justus Uchenna, Ohaeri Jude Uzoma

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INTRODUCTION: The debate on the current nosological status of schizophrenia and mood disorders as distinct entities is very active among scholars. There is a paucity of genetic epidemiological data to contribute an African perspective to this debate. AIM: This study aimed to assess the morbid risk of mood disorders in the relatives of schizophrenia probands, in comparison with the families of a sample of healthy...

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PMID: 29676337
DOI: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_190_17

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