Genetics and developmental psychopathology: 1. Phenotypic assessment in the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 943-963

  Hewitt, John K ^a   Rutter, Michael ^b   Simonoff, Emily ^b   Pickles, Andrew ^b   Loeber, Rolf ^e   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Reynolds, Chandra A ^a   Silberg, Judith L ^d   Meyer, Joanne M ^d   Maes, Hermine ^d   Neale, Michael C ^d   Erickson, Marilyn T ^d   Kendler, Kenneth S ^d   Truett, Kim R ^d   Eaves, Lindon J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Campus Box 447 ^*

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Attention deficit disorder; Conduct disorder; Depression; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

EID: 0342762018     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01613.x     Document Type: Article

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