I have a brother-in-law who is a Professor of Primary Care and who has written a book on depression in its widercontext- See the URL http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/product/0198526326/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt/278-5369633-2574842?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 for some reviews It might be useful to get a copy (local library) and become up-to-date on this subject. Alternatively, sections of the book are available to read at the URL http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SQ49G5loJrwC&dq=Dowrick+Depression&pg=PP1&ots=wD3gf3IeFb&source=bn&sig=YLMZChKRek6GMTgDCbyiBxmMQpM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPP1,M1 Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward D Costello" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Fw: ??? > > > The question I should have asked: "is it probable"? ........... Ed > > > ToWhomItMayInterest: > > Mr/Mrs X had 10 kids; i.e. #1-#10. Descendents of the 10th kid, (who was > suicidal,) over the next 3 generations, produced ~9 instances of clinical > depression, deep depression, suicides & other sizable psychiatric > problems > including "state hospital" confinements. Descendents of kids #1-#9, who > are knowledgable people, report zero instances of occurances of the > magnitude that occured with kid #10. Question: is this feasible? ....... > Ed >