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Population and Family Studies in Depression and Mania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

J. Mendlewicz
J. Mendlewicz*
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Hopital Erasme, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Belgium
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Recent progress in molecular genetics and neurobiology has attracted much attention and provided a new insight into the nature-nurture controversy in respect of the aetiology of psychiatric disorders. Affective illness, including the various subtypes of depressive and manic syndromes, has been the subject of a considerable amount of research on the relative importance of hereditary and environmental factors. This paper provides a critical review of the most relevant literature on the genetics of depression and mania.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue S3: Progress in Antidepressant Therapy , September 1988 , pp. 16 - 25
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Copyright © 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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