Columbia study shows depression intensifies from one generation to the next
Nearly 60 percent of children whose parents and grandparents suffered from depression have a psychiatric disorder before they reach their early teens, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI). This is more than double the number of children (approx. 28 percent) who develop such disorders with no family history of depression.
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Grohol, J. (2005). Columbia study shows depression intensifies from one generation to the next. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2005/01/12/columbia-study-shows-depression-intensifies-from-one-generation-to-the-next/
Grohol, J. (2005). Columbia study shows depression intensifies from one generation to the next. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2005/01/12/columbia-study-shows-depression-intensifies-from-one-generation-to-the-next/
