Additive effects, but no synergistic interaction of stressful life-events and genetic loading in affective disorders

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1221-1229

  Fritze, J ^a   Schneider, B ^a   Maurer, K ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Genetics; Life event; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029801687     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01271207     Document Type: Article

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