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Parental Loss in Childhood and Onset of Manic-Depressive Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alec Roy
Alec Roy*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto and Associate Psychiatrist, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, 250 College Street, Toronto, Canada
*
Formerly: Senior Registrar, Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5
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Summary

Among 231 cases of manic-depressive illness parental loss before 17 years was high but was not associated with earlier onset of illness.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 1 , January 1980 , pp. 86 - 88
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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