Article
The risks for major psychiatric disorders in the siblings of probands with major depressive disorder.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2025
Rhee Sang Jin, Abrahamsson Linda, Sundquist Jan, Sundquist Kristina, Kendler Kenneth S
Abstract excerpt
Using a case-controlled study including siblings of major depression (MD) and control probands, born 1970-1990 and followed through 2018, we sought to clarify the degree to which the familial liability to MD is reflected in its clinical features, and the pattern of psychiatric disorders at elevated risk in the siblings of MD probands. The study population included full-siblings of 197,309 MD and matched 197,309...
Topics
- Humans
- Siblings
- Male
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Female
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Risk Factors
- Anxiety Disorders
- Middle Aged
- Mental Disorders
