The University of British Columbia Twin Project: Still figuring out what personality is and does

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-72

  Jang, Kerry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety disorder; personality; personality disorder; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; COPING BEHAVIOR; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SELF REPORT; TWINS;

CANADA; DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 84873901444     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.70     Document Type: Article

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