There is tremendous interest in using association mapping to identify genes responsible for
quantitative variation of complex traits with agricultural and evolutionary importance. Recent …

Sex differences in the genetic epidemiology and clinical features of psychiatric disorders are
well recognized, but the individual genes contributing to these effects have rarely been …

Every clinician today needs a basic understanding of what causes violent behavior. The
second edition of Neurobiology of Violence synthesizes current research on the origins of …

The aim of our study was to assess the role of gender in OCD symptom dimensions with a
multivariate analysis while controlling for history of tic disorders and age at onset of OCD …

Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) plays important roles in the metabolism of
catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol estrogens. The development of COMT …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating neuropsychiatric condition estimated
to afflict 1-3% of the world population. The estimated financial impact in the treatment and …

It is important to understand how genetic and environmental factors interact in the
development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in order to provide a cohesive model …

BACKGROUND: Family, twin and molecular studies provide increasing evidence for the
importance of genetic factors in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Recent work …

Anxiety disorders are often comorbid with major depression (MD) and alcohol use disorders
(AUD). Two common functional polymorphisms in catechol‐O‐methyltransferase (COMT …

The nosology of anxiety disorders has undergone substantial evolution over the past several
decades. The modern classification of these disorders dates to the publication of Diagnostic …