Evidence for substantial genetic risk for psychopathy in 7-years-olds

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 592-597

  Viding, Essi ^a   Blair, R James R ^b   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Callous unemotional traits; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TWINS;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 20344401831     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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