2002
The spectrum of social phobia in the zurich cohort study of young adults
Merikangas KR, Avenevoli S, Acharyya S, Zhang H, Angst J. The spectrum of social phobia in the zurich cohort study of young adults. Biological Psychiatry 2002, 51: 81-91. PMID: 11801233, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01309-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetCatchment Area, HealthCognitive Behavioral TherapyCohort StudiesComorbidityCuesFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMalePersonalityPhobic DisordersPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSeverity of Illness IndexSocial PerceptionSubstance-Related DisordersSwitzerlandTemperamentConceptsDiagnostic thresholdProspective-longitudinal community studySocial phobiaYoung adultsZurich cohort studyHigher lifetime ratesLongitudinal community studyPercent of participantsSocial phobia symptomsCohort studyMedication useStudy entryWork impairmentClinical indicatorsRisk factorsUndiagnosed casesFamily historyEqual gender ratioAge 35Phobia symptomsGeneral populationLifetime ratesLongitudinal courseTreatment ratesCommunity study
1998
Familial Transmission of Substance Use Disorders
Merikangas KR, Stolar M, Stevens DE, Goulet J, Preisig MA, Fenton B, Zhang H, O'Malley SS, Rounsaville BJ. Familial Transmission of Substance Use Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 1998, 55: 973-979. PMID: 9819065, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.55.11.973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersAdult first-degree relativesFirst-degree relativesDrug disordersRisk factorsUse disordersPredominant drugFamilial aggregationPotent risk factorRelatives of probandsAntisocial personality disorderFamily history interviewSubstance disordersFamily historyControl probandsDiagnostic InterviewOpioidsPersonality disorderDisordersFamilial transmissionGenetic factorsProbandsCocaineDrugsCannabis