Onset of Major Depression in Early Adulthood: Increased Familial Loading and Specificity
Weissman M, Wickramaratne P, Merikangas K, Leckman J, Prusoff B, Caruso K, Kidd K, Gammon G. Onset of Major Depression in Early Adulthood: Increased Familial Loading and Specificity. JAMA Psychiatry 1984, 41: 1136-1143. PMID: 6508504, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790230022003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge of onsetMajor depressionNormal control subjectsRelatives of probandsFamilial loadingControl subjectsEarly-onset depressionFirst-degree relativesYears of ageHigh familial loadingHigh riskNormal subjectsSpecificity of transmissionEarly adulthoodDepressionProbandsAgeMore studiesFamily studiesYoung personOnsetLater ageHomogeneous disorderSubjectsInverse relationship