As part of a class assignment, I constructed the attached four-generation genogram illustrating known blood relatives in my generation, two earlier generations and my daughters and nephews. A number of recurring traits appeared including child of divorce, asthma, and depression/suicide (present in three generations), as well as allergies, "high" IQ and migraine (present in four generations).
[...] Polymorphisms of the 5-HT receptor genes influence depression risk (Prasch- Rieder, et al, 2002) but not response to an antidepressant medication (Sato et al, 2002). The National Institute of Mental Health is currently recruiting siblings with history of major depression for a study to search for new depression-related genes (ClinicalTrials.gov, 2002). And while there is a genetic risk for depression, children of depressed parents also experience psychosocial risks such as increased use of aversive discipline techniques (American Academy of Pediatrics, 1998). [...]
[...] Genetics of Recurrent Early-Onset Depression [Electronic version]. Downloaded from web site 11/20/2002, http://clinicaltrials.gov/ ct/gui/show/NCT00005914:jsessionid=F5AF36C63EC6B7A626F. Das, P. (2002). Is there an infectious component behind headaches and SIDS [Electronic version]? The Lancet The Economist (2002). Science and Technology: Head cases; The origin of migraines [Electronic version]. The Economist Jaffee, S., Moffitt, T., Caspi, A., Fombonne, E., et al (2002). Differences in early childhood risk factors for juvenile-onset and adult-onset depression [Electronic version]. Archives of General Psychiatry 215-225. Kahn, A., Gardner, C., Prescott, C., Kendler, K. [...]
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