Depression- Explanations- Wender

The biological explanation study for depression- Wender

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  • Created on: 30-03-13 17:43
What is the aim of Wender's study?
To investigate the contribution of genetics and environmental factors in the aetiology (causes of) mood disorders
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How many adoptive and biological relatives of adult adoptees with a mood disorder participated in the researh?
71
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How many psychiatrically normal adult adoptees participated in the research?
71
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The adults in wender's study had been removed from their mothers....
at a young age
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Describe the methodology Wender used
psychiatric evaluations of the relaives were made by independant blind diagnoses of mental hospital and other offical records
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What is the fold increase in unipolar depression among biological relatives?
8-fold increase
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What is the fold increase in suicide among the bioogical relative of the index cases?
15-fold increase
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What is meant by the term index case?
The documented case of a disease included in a study
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What did Wender conclude fromm the results of the study?
There is a significant genetic link between unipolar depression and suicide
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