Anxiety and Depression: Family Matters

Anxiety and depressive disorders are severe, highly prevalent mental disorders, that can cause major impairment in day-to-day functioning. Previous research  has indicated that offspring of parents with anxiety or depression are at increased risk for developing anxiety or depression themselves . The studies described in this thesis have focused on different aspects of prevention, risk factors for developing anxiety and depression in offspring and factors that can influence treatment outcome.

Dissertation: http://hdl.handle.net/11370/35c80242-21f8-42bc-acff-a70ba485974c