Attachment style and oxytocin receptor gene variation interact in influencing social anxiety

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 76-83

  Notzon, S ^a   Domschke, K ^b   Holitschke, K ^a   Ziegler, C ^b   Arolt, V ^a   Pauli, P ^b   Reif, A ^c   Deckert, J ^b   Zwanzger, P ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Kbo Inn Salzach Hospital   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

attachment; gene environment interaction; OXTR; SAD; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BONDING; ANXIETY; DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GERMANY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956594553     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2015.1091502     Document Type: Article

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