Genetic and environmental contributions to self-reported thoughts of self-harm and suicide

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 159 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-127

  Althoff, Robert R ^a,b   Hudziak, James J ^a,c   Willemsen, Gonneke ^c   Hudziak, Vicenta ^a   Bartels, Meike ^c   Boomsma, Dorret I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Suicide; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NETHERLANDS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; THINKING; TWINS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 83755163015     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32010     Document Type: Article

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