Etiological heterogeneity in the development of antisocial behavior: The Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development and the Young Adult Follow-Up

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1193-1202

  Silberg, Judy L ^a   Rutter, Michael ^b   Tracey, Kelly ^a   Maes, Hermine H ^a,c   Eaves, Lindon ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TREND STUDY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34547683222     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707000293     Document Type: Article

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