Subtypes of Depression: Family Study Perspective
Leckman J, Weissman M, Prusoff B, Caruso K, Merikangas K, Pauls D, Kidd K. Subtypes of Depression: Family Study Perspective. JAMA Psychiatry 1984, 41: 833-838. PMID: 6466042, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790200015002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric Disorders in the Relatives of Probands With Affective Disorders: The Yale University—National Institute of Mental Health Collaborative Study
Weissman M, Gershon E, Kidd K, Prusoff B, Leckman J, Dibble E, Hamovit J, Thompson W, Pauls D, Guroff J. Psychiatric Disorders in the Relatives of Probands With Affective Disorders: The Yale University—National Institute of Mental Health Collaborative Study. JAMA Psychiatry 1984, 41: 13-21. PMID: 6691780, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790120015003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelatives of probandsMajor depressionPsychiatric disordersAffective disordersMental Health Collaborative StudyComparable diagnostic criteriaFirst-degree relativesComparability of ratesDiagnostic criteriaBipolar disorderDepressed probandsMost disordersDisordersProbandsFamily studiesCollaborative studyRelativesAmbulatoryIllnessPsychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents
WEISSMAN M, PRUSOFF B, GAMMON G, MERIKANGAS K, LECKMAN J, KIDD K. Psychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1984, 23: 78-84. PMID: 6693680, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198401000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-III diagnosesFirst-degree relativesMajor depressionPsychiatric disordersProbands' first-degree relativesChildren of probandsCommon psychiatric disordersDirect interview studyFamily history studyClinical statusPsychiatric illnessNormal controlsDepressed probandsPsychological symptomsSuicidal behaviorEarly onsetDiagnosisDepressionSignificant predictorsProbandsAttention deficitsChildrenRiskEmotional problemsNormal parents