Wender (1990) Biological Explanation Flashcards

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Aim

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To investigate the contribution of genetic and environment factors in the aetiology of mood disorders

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Participants

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Adoptive and biological relatives of 71 adult adoptees - mean age: 43.7 who had a mood disorder.

71 adult adoptees with a mean age of 44, who were psychologically normal.

The adults had been removed from their mothers at an early age.

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Procedure

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Psychiatric evaluations of the relatives were made by independent blind diagnoses of mental hospital and other official records.

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Results

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there was an 8 fold increase in unipolar depression among the biological relatives of the adults.

there was a 15 fold increase in suicide among the biological relatives of the adults

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Conclusions

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There is a significant genetic link between unipolar depression and suicide.

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