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Wichers, M. et al.

Marieke Wichers, Nicole Geschwind, Nele Jacobs, Gunter Kenis, Frenk Peeters, Catherine Derom, Evert Thiery, Philippe Delespaul, Jim van Os,

Transition from stress sensitivity to a depressive state: longitudinal twin study.

BACKGROUND: Daily-life stress sensitivity is associated with depression, but prospective data are lacking. AIMS: To examine associations between baseline ecological daily-life stress sensitivity and later depression, and to identify genetic and non-genetic factors moderating the transition from stress sensitivity to depression. METHOD: Daily-life stress sensitivity was assessed at baseline in twins (n = 502). One baseline and four follow-up measurements of depressive symptoms and negative life events were collected, as well as interview-based diagnoses at baseline and last follow-up. Hypothesised genetic markers were determined. RESULTS: Baseline stress sensitivity was associated with increased depressive symptoms at follow-up and risk of major depressive disorder. Both genetic liability and major life events moderated the probability of transition from stress sensitivity to depression. CONCLUSIONS: Onset of depression is attributable to pre-onset ecological measurements of stress sensitivity, particularly where genetic liability is high and individuals have reached a stage where the influence of competing environmental causes is low.[1]

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Transition from stress sensitivity to a depressive state: longitudinal twin study. Wichers, M., Geschwind, N., Jacobs, N., Kenis, G., Peeters, F., Derom, C., Thiery, E., Delespaul, P., van Os, J. Br. J. Psychiatry (2009) [Pubmed]

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