Evidence for genetic influences common and specific to symptoms of generalized anxiety and panic

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Scherrer, Jeffrey F ^a,b   True, William R ^a,b   Xian, Hong ^b,c   Lyons, Michael J ^f,g,h   Eisen, Seth A ^b,c   Goldberg, Jack ^d,e   Lin, Nong ^b,c   Tsuang, Ming T ^g,h  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h Harvard Inst Psychiat E   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety; Males; Panic; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MALE; MODEL; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; VARIANCE;

AGE OF ONSET; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM; WAR;

EID: 0034598447     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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