The relationship between depression and anxiety disorders has long been a matter of controversy. The overlap of symptoms associated with these disorders makes diagnosis, research, and treatment particularly difficult. Recent evidence suggests genetic and neurobiologic similarities between depressive
Comorbid depression, but not comorbid anxiety disorders, predicts poor outcome in anxiety disorders
β Scribed by Anton J.L.M. van Balkom; Christine A. van Boeijen; A. Joan P. Boeke; Patricia van Oppen; Pieter T. Kempe; Richard van Dyck
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
- DOI
- 10.1002/da.20386
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