A controlled family study in panic disorder.

doi:10.1016/0022-3956(93)90019-x

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A controlled family study in panic disorder.

Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jan 1993

Maier W, Lichtermann D, Minges J, Oehrlein A, Franke P

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There are only a few family studies in panic disorder. Although there is some evidence that panic disorder is familial, the exact figures of the familial risk for this disorder are at variance across different studies; the impact of comorbidity and of the gender of relatives is also unclear. Fami...

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Adult
Agoraphobia
Alcoholism
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Panic Disorder
Personality Assessment
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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