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A genetic epidemiologic perspective on comorbidity of depression and anxiety.
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America - 1 Oct 2005
Williamson Douglas E, Forbes Erika E, Dahl Ronald E, Ryan Neal D
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Current research indicates that there is a strong relationship between the depression and anxiety that first appear during childhood. Both depression and anxiety co-segregate in families, indicating that the familial risk for the two disorders is shared. Epidemiologic and clinical evidence has shown that anxiety often precedes the onset of depression and the two disorders share a common genetic pathway that may...
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