Major Depressive Disorder in a Community-Based Twin Sample: Are There Different Genetic and Environmental Contributions for Men and Women? | Zendy

L. J. Bierut | Zendy

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Major Depressive Disorder in a Community-Based Twin Sample: Are There Different Genetic and Environmental Contributions for Men and Women?

Author(s) -

L. J. Bierut

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

archives of general psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3636

pISSN - 0003-990X

DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.56.6.557

Subject(s) - major depressive disorder , heritability , twin study , depression (economics) , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , genetics , cognition , macroeconomics , economics , biology

Depression affects more women than men and often aggregates in families. Using a community-based sample of twins, we examined the contributions of genetic and environmental factors to the risk of developing major depressive disorder and the effect of sex and different definitions of depression on the relative contributions of genetic and environmental effects. Sex differences in genetic effects were also studied.

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