A Hospital-Based Twin Register of the Heritability of DSM-IV Unipolar Depression
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 February 1996
Peter McGuffin
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Lability to DSM-IV major depression has a substantial heritable component, and there is no evidence of an effect of shared family environment, but some proband characteristics may be associated with a larger degree of genetic determination.
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Liability to DSM-IV major depression has a substantial heritable component, and there is no evidence of an effect of shared family environment. Some proband characteristics, especially shorter duration of episodes, may be associated with a larger degree of genetic determination.
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