Article
Differential familial liability of panic disorder and agoraphobia.
Depression and anxiety - 1 Jan 2008
Nocon A, Wittchen H-U, Beesdo K, Brückl T, Hofler M, Pfister H, Zimmermann P, Lieb R
Abstract excerpt
To examine the familial liability of panic disorder (PD) and agoraphobia (AG) in a community sample, namely the effect of parental PD and AG on the offspring's risk to develop either or both conditions in adolescence or adulthood. A representative community sample of N=3,021 adolescents and young adults aged 14-24 years at baseline was followed up over a period of 10 years in up to four waves. Family information...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Agoraphobia
- Comorbidity
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Interview, Psychological
- Male
- Panic Disorder