Interaction of marital status and genetic risk for symptoms of depression. |
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| Authors: | A C Heath L J Eaves N G Martin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Depression scores (DSSI) were available for 1232 MZ and 751 DZ female twin pairs who completed a mailed questionnaire. Pairs were divided into those concordant for being in a marriage-like state, concordant for having no partners, and those discordant. The pattern of twin correlations differed according to marital status. Our results suggest that having a marriage-like relationship acts as a protective factor in reducing the impact of inherited liability to symptoms of depression in the general population. |
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