Clinical depression: The role of genetics
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Every year more than 19 million American Adults suffer from clinical depression. Many people begin to feel depressed as the result of some recent, notable event or events, which occurred in one's life. However, these events are often not the the only cause of a major depressive episode. Family history and genetics play a significant part in the greater likelihood of someone becoming depressed in their lifetime.
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pps. 135-144. McGuffin P., Katz R, Watkins S, Rutherford J., "A hospital-based twin register of the heritability of DSM-IV unipolar depression." Archives of General Psychiatry 1996;53:pps.129-136. Mondimore, Dr. Francis, Depression:The Mood Disorder. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, Oct 1995. Nierenberg, Danielle, "Mental health often overlooked." Humanist, American Humanist Association, Sep/Oct 2002, Vol. 62, Issue 5, p30. Zubenko, George S., "University of Pittsburgh researchers link gene to depressive disorders in women."University of Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 31, 2002.