Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent and among the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality in the United States. Pharmacotherapies for AUD are limited, thus making …

Alterations in serotonergic activity have been observed in many pathological conditions,
including neuropsychiatric diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, and hypertension. The …

The goal of this article is to advance understanding of borderline personality disorder (BPD)
as an emotional disorder and to use this information as a heuristic for reconceptualizing …

Background Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings
of anxiety and fear, which include generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Obsessive …

Background Previous studies of the interaction between a functional polymorphism in the
serotonin transporter gene-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) and stress in anxiety-related …

Introduction Anxiety disorders (AD) are among the most common mental disorders
worldwide. Pharmacotherapy, including benzodiazepines, selective serotonin reuptake …

Objective: Postpartum depression (PPD) is an episode of major depressive disorder that
affecting women of childbearing age. 5-HTTLPR is 1 of the most extensively investigated …

Objective Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that manifests after
exposure to a stressful traumatic event, such as combat experience. Accumulated evidence …

AIMS: Ethnic differences in genotype frequency provide a natural condition for assessing the
contribution of gene variations to the causes and treatments of disease. Accordingly, the …

Anxiety disorders are common and disabling conditions the treatment of which remains a
challenge. While different groups of medication are available for their treatment, a …