Of ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION 389 stressors. The effects of these early experiences are thought to be mediated of cognitive schemata that later affect an adult's re- of comorbidity. First, the of children and adults in of a loss (or as an initial response to an actual if the loss docs not occur, or does not persist, or if a substitute of soeial support in buffering against depression in the face of major life of anxiety and longing for the lost of comorbidity between panie playa central role in both conditions, STRUCTURAL MODELS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION The Genotypic Structure D epression and Anxiety : through the development sponse to disruptions attachment relationships. Bowlby's perspective can explain various aspects sequential relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms (within epi- sode) explicitly predicted; indced, his observations As mentioncd, the unitary versus dual construct debate has gradually given to more sophisticated views of the anxiety-depression relationship. Inves- tigators have used a varicty of multivariate techniques to isolate common and unique features of the two constructs and have developed structural models to conceptualize the findings that emerged. We now review the evolution SYMPTOM LEVEL ANALYSES Beginning in the 1980s, numerous studies have examined the genetic links between anxiety and depression, primarily investi- gating whether a common genetic diathesis renders certain individuals vulner- able to the development of both types of disorder. The first major analysis in- vestigated self-reported anxious and depressive symptoms in a large, com-

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Of ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION 389 stressors. The effects of these early experiences are thought to be mediated of cognitive schemata that later affect an adult's re- of comorbidity. First, the of children and adults in of a loss (or as an initial response to an actual if the loss docs not occur, or does not persist, or if a substitute of soeial support in buffering against depression in the face of major life of anxiety and longing for the lost of comorbidity between panie playa central role in both conditions, STRUCTURAL MODELS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION The Genotypic Structure D epression and Anxiety

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Of ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION 389 stressors. The effects of these early experiences are thought to be mediated of cognitive schemata that later affect an adult's re- of comorbidity. First, the of children and adults in of a loss (or as an initial response to an actual if the loss docs not occur, or does not persist, or if a substitute of soeial support in buffering against depression in the face of major life of anxiety and longing for the lost of comorbidity between panie playa central role in both conditions, STRUCTURAL MODELS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION The Genotypic Structure D epression and Anxiety

through the development sponse to disruptions attachment relationships. Bowlby's perspective can explain various aspects sequential relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms (within epi- sode) explicitly predicted; indced, his observations As mentioncd, the unitary versus dual construct debate has gradually given to more sophisticated views of the anxiety-depression relationship. Inves- tigators have used a varicty of multivariate techniques to isolate common and unique features of the two constructs and have developed structural models to conceptualize the findings that emerged. We now review the evolution SYMPTOM LEVEL ANALYSES Beginning in the 1980s, numerous studies have examined the genetic links between anxiety and depression, primarily investi- gating whether a common genetic diathesis renders certain individuals vulner- able to the development of both types of disorder. The first major analysis in- vestigated self-reported anxious and depressive symptoms in a large, com-

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