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Molecular Genetic Approach in Affective Illness

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Recent progress in molecular genetics and neurobiology has attracted much attention and has provided new insights into the nature-nature controversy regarding the etiology of psychiatric disorders. Affective illness, including the various subtypes of depressive and manic syndromes, has been the subject of considerable research into the relative importance of hereditary versus environmental factors. The present paper provides a critical review of the most relevant literature on the genetics of depression and mania.

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    W. E. Bunney Jr. M. D. (Professor of Psychiatry) (Professor of Psychiatry)

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Mendlewicz, J. (1990). Molecular Genetic Approach in Affective Illness. In: Bunney, W.E., Hippius, H., Laakmann, G., Schmauss, M. (eds) Neuropsychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74034-3_10

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