Baseline characteristics of pure depressive disease.
A chart review study of 86 females with pure depressive disorder (i.e., a diagnosis of depression plus a parental history of depression) is reported. Findings regarding family history of depressive illness are described. Clinically, the group is noted to be most homogeneous, various attempts at subdivision failing.
D000367:Age Factors; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D010551:Personality; D011379:Prognosis; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013405:Suicide