1987
Children of Depressed Parents: Increased Psychopathology and Early Onset of Major Depression
Weissman M, Gammon G, John K, Merikangas K, Warner V, Prusoff B, Sholomskas D. Children of Depressed Parents: Increased Psychopathology and Early Onset of Major Depression. JAMA Psychiatry 1987, 44: 847-853. PMID: 3662741, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800220009002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionFemale subjectsProband's parentsYears of agePrepubertal depressionPrognostic significanceMean ageOverall prevalenceLower riskClinical strategiesPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric treatmentSymptom profilesDepressed probandsNormal probandsDepressed parentsPoor social functioningSubstance abuseEarly onsetDepressed childrenSubject diagnosisDiagnosisDepressionChild psychiatristsSocial functioningAssessing Psychiatric Disorders in Children: Discrepancies Between Mothers' and Children's Reports
Weissman M, Wickramaratne P, Warner V, John K, Prusoff B, Merikangas K, Gammon G. Assessing Psychiatric Disorders in Children: Discrepancies Between Mothers' and Children's Reports. JAMA Psychiatry 1987, 44: 747-753. PMID: 3632247, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1987.01800200075011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersSeverity of illnessStructured diagnostic interviewStudies of adultsChild reportsClinical statusFamily informantsMore illnessesSymptom ScaleAffective disordersDiagnostic InterviewDSM-IIIChild's diagnosisDiagnostic assessmentParent informantsDisordersChildrenChild psychopathologyIllnessParent reportDiagnosisReportDiagnostic informationParent-child discrepanciesIndependent interviews
1984
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 matingAgoraphobia