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Comorbid bipolar disorder and panic disorder in families with a high prevalence of bipolar disorder.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 2002
MacKinnon Dean F, Zandi Peter P, Cooper Jennifer, Potash James B, Simpson Sylvia G, Gershon Elliot, Nurnberger John, Reich Theodore, DePaulo J Raymond
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Panic attacks are a common complication of affective disorder, although the etiologic relationship of panic and affective symptoms has not been determined. Evidence from a family study suggests that panic attacks and panic disorder may be related genetically to bipolar disorder. This study used diagnostic data from the NIMH Bipolar Disorder Genetics Initiative to assess in a separate, larger family set...
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