A children of twins study of parental divorce and offspring psychopathology

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 667-675

  D'Onofrio, Brian M ^a   Turkheimer, Eric ^b   Emery, Robert E ^b   Maes, Hermine H ^c   Silberg, Judy ^c   Eaves, Lindon J ^a,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Behavioural genetics; Children of twins; Depression; Divorce; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; INTERNALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PROGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

EID: 34250884721     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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