The clinical studies of the NIMH Collaborative Program on the psychobiology of depression involves an inter-related and coordinated group of investigations conducted on two samples drawn from five centers -- mood disordered probands and their relatives. This application seeks to continue the follow-up of the samples and to implement several new but related aims: 1.Investigation of the long-term course of illness in probands, relatives, spouses and controls; 2.determination of predictors of onset and recurrence in the same samples; 3.investigation of suicidal behavior, mortality and medical morbidity; 4.investigation of personality disorders i the samples, including validity, joint familial transmission with mood disorders, and input on clinical course of mood disorders; 5.a genetic linkage study of unipolar and bipolar families; 6.investigation of stability of diagnosis on familial modes of transmission; 7.further investigation of secular trends in the occurrence of mood disorders.
These aims have important public health, clinical and research implications.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01MH043077-05
Application #
3553876
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRCM (C3))
Project Start
1987-07-01
Project End
1992-06-30
Budget Start
1991-07-01
Budget End
1992-06-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
201373169
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10065
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