Mood disorder service genetic database: Morbidity risks for mood disorders in 3,942 first‐degree relatives of 671 index cases with single depression, recurrent depression, bipolar I, or bipolar II

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There is increasing evidence that genetic factors play a role in the etiology of mood disorders. As a result, relatives of affected individuals are more often asking about their own risks to develop a mood disorder. From 1988 to 1990, all consecutive, unrelated inpatients and outpatients (index cases) presenting to the Mood Disorders Service, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, had detailed...

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