Alcoholism and Major Depression in Women: A Twin Study of the Causes of Comorbidity

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 690-698

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^b   Neale, Michael C ^a   Kessler, Ronald C ^c   Eaves, Lindon J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TWINS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MODELS, GENETIC; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027312692     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1993.01820210024003     Document Type: Article

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