Biological Explanations of Depression

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What were the findings of Gershon's study?
rates of unipolar depression in first degree relatives ranged between 7-30%
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Who found a concordance rate of 46% in MZ twins and 20% in DZ twins?
McGuffin et al (1996)
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What is one of the main criticisms with the Genetic research?
Does not take into account other factors such as environmental
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Wender studied depression in adopted children and looked at whether biological and adopted parents has the disorder. How many times more were biological parents likely to have depression compared to adopted parents?
8 times
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Aan Het Rot et al found what?
Depressive episodes alter serotonin levels and makes the person more vulnerable to future serotonin level changes.
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