Role of past loss in depression.
Among 187 depressives, 83 had parental loss before 17 years of age. Parental loss was not related to younger age or to a previous episode of depression. In a matched, controlled study of 102 of the depressives, parental loss before 17 years of age was significantly associated with depression.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010333:Paternal Deprivation