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Generalized anxiety disorder and anorexia nervosa: evidence of shared genetic variation.
Depression and anxiety - 1 Aug 2011
Dellava Jocilyn E, Kendler Kenneth S, Neale Michael C
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have indicated a high prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in women with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, the shared genetic and environmental components of these disorders have not been explored. This study seeks to elucidate the shared genetic and environmental components between GAD and AN. METHOD: Using 2,083 women from the Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and...
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