Natalia Martín-María

Natalia Martín-María

Natalia Martín-María
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Health Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology UAM

Reaction: study associates higher risk of major depression with cases in the family

People who have a parent, sibling, or step-sibling with major depression have a higher risk of major depression themselves, according to research based on data from 2.9 million people in Denmark. This risk increases with the number of affected relatives and when exposure to depression occurs in childhood and adolescence, but does not vary by sex or kinship, says the study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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