The application of genetic methods to the study of disease associations in psychiatry

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1990 Dec;13(4):585-96.

Abstract

The problem of multiple diagnoses in the same patient is a very real one in psychiatry. Theoretical causes of disease associations are reviewed and illustrated with examples from a variety of psychiatric conditions. These include Huntington's disease and depression, mitroprolapse and panic attacks, anxiety disorder and depression, and others.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Agoraphobia / genetics
  • Agoraphobia / psychology
  • Anxiety Disorders / genetics*
  • Anxiety Disorders / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder / genetics*
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Humans
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / genetics
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology
  • Panic / physiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment