Genes for personality traits: Implications for psychopathology

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-168

  Benjamin, Jonathan ^a,b,e   Ebstein, Richard P ^c   Lesch, Klaus Peter ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Dopamine; Genetics; Personality; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001414021     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145798001205     Document Type: Article

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