A twin study of inattentive, aggressive, and anxious/depressed behaviors

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 469-476

  Hudziak, James J ^a   Rudiger, Lawrence P ^a   Neale, Michael C ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Todd, Richard D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxious depressed behavior; Attention; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Informant effects; Twins

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TWINS;

EID: 0034126980     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200004000-00016     Document Type: Article

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