Genetic polymorphisms in monoamine systems and outcome of cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder.

The role of genetics for predicting the response to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) has only been studied in one previous investigation. The serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR), the catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) val158met, and the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2)...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Andersson, Christian Rück, Catharina Lavebratt, Erik Hedman, Martin Schalling, Nils Lindefors, Elias Eriksson, Per Carlbring, Gerhard Andersson, Tomas Furmark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3829855?pdf=render