Prevalence and heritability of skin picking in an adult community sample: A twin study

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 159 B, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 605-610

  Monzani, Benedetta ^a   Rijsdijk, Fruhling ^a   Cherkas, Lynn ^a   Harris, Juliette ^a   Keuthen, Nancy ^b   Mataix Cols, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatillomania; Etiology; Genetics; Pathological skin picking; Psychogenic excoriation; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SKIN PICKING DISORDER; SKIN PICKING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN DISEASES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861943581     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32067     Document Type: Article

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