Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Sat, 08/09/2008 - 22:00

(American Psychological Association) Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress.

Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious behavior. The findings appear in the August issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, published by the American Psychological Association.

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