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Genetic and environmental influences on the co-morbidity between depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social phobia: a twin study.
Depression and anxiety - 1 Jan 2009
Mosing Miriam A, Gordon Scott D, Medland Sarah E, Statham Dixie J, Nelson Elliot C, Heath Andrew C, Martin Nicholas G, Wray Naomi R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Major depression (MD) and anxiety disorders such as panic disorder (PD), agoraphobia (AG), and social phobia (SP) are heritable and highly co-morbid. However, the relative importance of genetic and environmental etiology of the covariation between these disorders, particularly the relationship between PD and AG, is less clear. METHODS: This study measured MD, PD, and AG in a population sample of 5,440...
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