Sexual orientation and psychiatric vulnerability: A twin study of neuroticism and psychoticism

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-142

  Zietsch, Brendan P ^a,b   Verweij, Karin J H ^a,b   Bailey, J Michael ^c   Wright, Margaret J ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroticism; Personality; Psychoticism; Sexual orientation; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; TWINS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALITY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952573352     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9508-4     Document Type: Article

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