A family study of co-morbidity between generalized social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder in a non-clinic sample
Journal of Affective DisordersPublished 17 November 2006
Helen Coelho, Peter Cooper, Lynne Murray
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The results were most consistent with a co-morbidity model indicating independent familial transmission of GSP and GAD, which has clinical implications for the treatment of patients with both disorders.
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The results were most consistent with a co-morbidity model indicating independent familial transmission of GSP and GAD. This has clinical implications for the treatment of patients with both disorders.
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