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Health Encyclopedia: What Causes Depression?
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Causes
The causes of depression are not fully known. Most likely a combination of genetic, biologic, and environmental factors are at work.
Genetic Factors
Because depression runs in families, and has a strong genetic component, compelling evidence suggests that depression is a biologic phenomenon. Data from family, twin, adoption, and genetic studies have confirmed this. Studies have found that first-degree relatives of patients with depression are two to six times more likely to develop the probl...
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Pain Down There
...professor of psychology in psychiatry and in obstetrics and gynecology at Cornell University Medical College and an associate attending psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Like... Read more »Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
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...screening recommendations. Most do not recommend widespread screening for healthy adults:The American College of Physicians recommends that women over 50 years old be screened for thyroid... Read more »Depression Basics
...appropriate, necessary, and transitory, and can even present an opportunity for personal growth. However, when depression persists and impairs daily life, it may be an indication of a depressive... Read more »Depression Risk
According to a major surveys, more than 13% of Americans experience major depression disorder over the course of their lifetimes. Furthermore, an estimated 18 million Americans experience... Read more »Images
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