Depressives with secondary alcoholism: psychiatric disorders in offspring.
Merikangas KR, Weissman MM, Prusoff BA, Pauls DL, Leckman JF. Depressives with secondary alcoholism: psychiatric disorders in offspring. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 1985, 46: 199-204. PMID: 4010295, DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1985.46.199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOffspring of probandsSecondary alcoholismMajor depressionGreater riskFivefold greater riskThreefold greater riskOffspring of controlsUnderlying illnessPsychiatric illnessPsychiatric disordersDepressed probandsAlcoholismAnxiety disordersDisordersDepressionFamilial aggregationProbandsRiskIllnessOffspringNumber of parentsAdditional increaseDepressive