The role of genes and environment in shaping co-occurrence of DSM-IV defined anxiety dimensions among Italian twins aged 8-17

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-439

  Ogliari, Anna ^a,b   Spatola, Chiara A ^a   Pesenti Gritti, Paola ^a   Medda, Emanuela ^c   Penna, Luana ^c   Stazi, Maria Antonietta ^c   Battaglia, Marco ^a,b,d   Fagnani, Corrado ^c  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Childhood; Comorbidity; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FUNCTION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENETIC CORRELATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PANIC; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77950629179     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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