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Feeling anxious: a twin study of panic/somatic ratings, anxiety sensitivity and heartbeat perception in children.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Dec 2007
Eley Thalia C, Gregory Alice M, Clark David M, Ehlers Anke
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about mechanisms of genetic influence on panic, particularly in childhood. Cognitive theories of panic disorder highlight threatening interpretations of physical sensations, and increased awareness of such sensations. Specifically, anxiety sensitivity (AS) and heartbeat perception (HBP) have been associated with panic in adults and children. We examined genetic and environmental...
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