title: The genetics of anxiety disorders.
abstract: The common denominator of anxiety disorders is that they share inappropriate levels of emotions and cognitions that affect rather than enable adaptive behaviours. The variety of symptoms include 'spontaneous' panic attacks with mental and physical symptoms, stimulus bound anxiety associated with avoidance behaviour, and almost constant 'generalized' anxious feelings. According to the DSM-IV criteria the anxiety disorders are classified as shown in Table I.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam,afd. Psychiatrie.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: van de Wetering
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum,Universiteit van Amsterdam,div. Psychiatrie.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: van den Heuvel
authors.affiliation: Child Study Center,Yale University School of Medicine,New Haven,USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pauls