A twin study of body dysmorphic concerns

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1949-1955

  Monzani, B ^a   Rijsdijk, F ^a   Anson, M ^b   Iervolino, A C ^a   Cherkas, L ^c   Spector, T ^c   Mataix Cols, D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body dysmorphic disorder; dysmorphic concern; eating disorders; heritability; Olfactory Reference Syndrome; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84860611946     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711002741     Document Type: Article

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