The use of genetic epidemiology to guide classification in child and adult psychopathology

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 483-496

  Szatmari, Peter ^a   White, Julie ^a   Merikangas, Kathleen R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANXIETY; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 34848926219     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540260701563619     Document Type: Review

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