Genetics of pediatric anxiety disorders.

Dara J Sakolsky, James T McCracken, Erika L Nurmi

Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America 2012 Jul

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This article reviews the familiality, linkage, candidate gene, and genomewide association studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other anxiety disorders (ie, generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, and specific phobia). Studies involving children and adolescents are highlighted. Clinical and research implications are discussed.

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Dara J Sakolsky, James T McCracken, Erika L Nurmi. Genetics of pediatric anxiety disorders. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America. 2012 Jul;21(3):479-500