Heritability of MMPI personality indicators of psychopathology in twins reared apart

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 491-499

  DiLalla, David L ^a   Gottesman, Irving I ^b   Carey, Gregory ^c   Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^d  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 10344247642     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.4.491     Document Type: Article

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