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Our central question is this: Is environmentally induced stress a causal factor in the occurrence of episodes of major depression and of schizophrenic disorder? If so, what are the processes involved?
This work was supported by U.S. National Institute of Mental Health Grant MH36208 and U.S. National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award K05-MH14663.
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Dohrenwend, B.P., Shrout, P.E., Link, B.G., Martin, J.L., Skodol, A.E. (1987). Overview and Initial Results of a Risk Factor Study of Depression and Schizophrenia. In: Angermeyer, M.C. (eds) From Social Class to Social Stress. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52057-0_13
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