2009
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 ResearchConceptsSpouses 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
2003
Longitudinal Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety in a Prospective Community Study: The Zurich Cohort Study
Merikangas KR, Zhang H, Avenevoli S, Acharyya S, Neuenschwander M, Angst J. Longitudinal Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety in a Prospective Community Study: The Zurich Cohort Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 993-1000. PMID: 14557144, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.9.993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid anxietyDiagnostic thresholdZurich cohort studyLong-term followCommunity-based cohortMajor mental disordersProspective community studyCommunity-based sampleCohort studyProspective studyComorbid statesAffective disordersMental disordersDiagnostic InterviewMid adulthoodCanton of ZurichCommunity studyAnxiety statesSubthreshold levelsAssessment pointsDepressionDisordersLongitudinal trajectoriesTreatment researchAnxiety