Developmental trajectory of body weight in youths at risk for major mood disorders

JAMA Network Open

2023-10-19

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of 394 individuals, females with a family history of mood disorders were prone to weight gain starting around puberty and predating mood disorder onset. Early interventions aiming to prevent adverse mental and physical outcomes in this vulnerable group need to start in childhood.

Authors: Rudolf Uher, M.D., Ph.D., of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.38540)

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