The co-occurrence between internalizing and externalizing behaviors: A general population twin study

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-92

  Pesenti Gritti, Paola ^a   Spatola, Chiara A M ^a   Fagnani, Corrado ^b   Ogliari, Anna ^a   Patriarca, Valeria ^b   Stazi, Maria Antonietta ^b   Battaglia, Marco ^a,c,d  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivariate twin studies; CBCL 6 18; Comorbidity; Internalization externalization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TWINS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS;

EID: 43449108294     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-007-0639-7     Document Type: Article

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