Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Parents and Children: Results From the Yale Family Study
Weissman M, Leckman J, Merikangas K, Gammon G, Prusoff B. Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Parents and Children: Results From the Yale Family Study. JAMA Psychiatry 1984, 41: 845-852. PMID: 6466043, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790200027004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanic disorderAnxiety disordersChildren of probandsPrimary major depressionAdult first-degree relativesRisk of depressionFirst-degree relativesNormal control groupYale Family StudyAdult panic disorderMajor depressionRecurrent depressionPsychiatric illnessControl groupFamilial loadingAdditional riskDisordersDepressionProbandsYoung childrenChildrenFamily studiesRiskParental assortative matingAgoraphobiaPsychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents
WEISSMAN M, PRUSOFF B, GAMMON G, MERIKANGAS K, LECKMAN J, KIDD K. Psychopathology in the Children (Ages 6–18) of Depressed and Normal Parents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1984, 23: 78-84. PMID: 6693680, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198401000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-III diagnosesFirst-degree relativesMajor depressionPsychiatric disordersProbands' first-degree relativesChildren of probandsCommon psychiatric disordersDirect interview studyFamily history studyClinical statusPsychiatric illnessNormal controlsDepressed probandsPsychological symptomsSuicidal behaviorEarly onsetDiagnosisDepressionSignificant predictorsProbandsAttention deficitsChildrenRiskEmotional problemsNormal parents