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Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Women
1 Apr 1992
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the role of familial and genetic factors in the etiology of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a new disorder first proposed in DSM-III. We examine this question in 1033 female-female twin pairs from a population-based registry. Both members in each twin pair were "blindly" assessed by structured psychiatric interview. Our results suggest the following: (1) GAD is a moderately familial...
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