Understanding the Clinical Heterogeneity of Major Depression Using Family Data
Weissman M, Merikangas K, Priya W, Kidd K, Prusoff B, Leckman J, Pauls D. Understanding the Clinical Heterogeneity of Major Depression Using Family Data. JAMA Psychiatry 1986, 43: 430-434. PMID: 3964021, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1986.01800050028003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionSymptom patternsHistory of hospitalizationClinical presentationClinical severityRecurrent depressionSecondary alcoholismClinical heterogeneitySuicidal ideationAnxiety disordersDepressionFamilial aggregationEarly ageDisordersCombination of criteriaAgeSubgroupsRiskOnsetPutative subgroupsHospitalization