Genetic versus Nongenetic Affective Disorder
GEORGE WINOKUR M.D.1, and
S. RUANGTRAKOOL M.D.1
1 Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 63110
The role of genetic factors in affective illness is examined in this study of patients hospitalized for affective disorders. On the basis of a number of clinical variables, there were only negligible differences between those patients who had a positive family history of affective disorder and those with a negative history.
