SDT History

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History

The term "diathesis-model" was first used in the 1960s as a theory to explain schizophrenia but has
since come to be applied to other psychological conditions such as:

Depression

Anxiety disorders

Manic-depressive disorder

Post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)

Alcoholism

Sexual dysfunction

Personality disorders

Eating disorders

The model is now being applied to looking for modifications in genes that would explain genetic
susceptibility to disease

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