EPIGENETIC FINDINGS IN CHILDHOOD ONSET PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS.

Highlights from the article: B Overall Abstract: b Many early, childhood onset chronic psychiatric disorders show a mixed genetic and environmental etiology. Epigenetic studies on highly prevalent psychiatric disorders with onset in childhood and adolescence, such as Conduct Disorder (CD), aggressive behavior and anxiety disorders are then presented. The last talk will report multilevel data on DNA methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and the monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA) in anxiety disorders with regard to their impact on neuronal networks, neuroendocrinological measures and treatment response to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.