A population-based twin study of lifetime major depression in men and women.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.56.1.39

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A population-based twin study of lifetime major depression in men and women.

Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jan 1999

Kendler K S, Prescott C A

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BACKGROUND: Women report higher rates of major depression (MD) than men. Although genetic factors play an important etiologic role in MD, we are uncertain whether genetic factors are of equal importance in men and women, and whether the same genetic factors predispose men and women to MD. METHODS...

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Adolescent
Adult
Depressive Disorder
Diseases in Twins
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Registries
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Sex Factors
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic
Virginia

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