The genetic and environmental relationship between major depression and the five-factor model of personality

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 801-806

  Kendler, K S ^a,b,c   Myers, J ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Five factor model; Genetics; Major depression; Personality; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CONSCIENCE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADULT; CHARACTER; CONSCIENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASES IN TWINS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77952427364     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709991140     Document Type: Article

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