“…McLeod et al's findings are compelling because, although the etiology of depression has genetic, biological, shared, and nonshared familial origins (Barlow, 2002;Bierut et al, 1999;Plomin, 1990), others (Klerman, Weissman, Rounsaville, & Chevron, 1984;Weissman, Markowitz, & Klerman, 2000) also view vulnerability to psychopathology as resulting from interpersonal problems. Indeed, research suggests that lower perceived social support (Roberson & Lichtenberg, 2003), the avoidance of intimacy for fear of rejection (Reis & Grenyer, 2004a, 2004b, and a greater amount of interpersonal conflicts (Grenyer, 2002) may jointly precipitate depression and influence recovery.…”