The familial aggregation of cannabis use disorders
Merikangas KR, Li JJ, Stipelman B, Yu K, Fucito L, Swendsen J, Zhang H. The familial aggregation of cannabis use disorders. Addiction 2009, 104: 622-629. PMID: 19335660, PMCID: PMC2794246, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02468.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFamilyFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMarijuana AbusePhenotypeRisk FactorsSpousesConceptsSpouses of probandsFirst-degree relativesCannabis use disorderLife-time historyUse disordersAnxiety disordersAlcohol abuse/dependenceFamilial aggregationAbuse/dependenceFirst-degree adult relativesComorbid moodElevated riskFamily-based approachPsychiatric clinicAffective disordersAlcohol dependencePsychiatric conditionsFamily study methodDrug abuseFamilial factorsDisordersAdult relativesCannabisFamilial transmissionGenetic factors