Familial risks for depression among siblings based on hospitalizations in Sweden

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 80-84

  Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a   Hemminki, Kari ^a,b   Sundquist, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Familial aggregation; Heritability; Population based; Sibling risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HERITABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SIBLING; SPOUSE; SWEDEN; TWINS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SIBLINGS; SPOUSES; SWEDEN;

EID: 42949103119     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e3282f08ac9     Document Type: Article

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