Childhood adversity and psychosis: Examining whether the association is due to genetic confounding using a monozygotic twin differences approach

European Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 207-212

  Alemany, S ^a,b   Goldberg, X ^a,b   van Winkel, R ^c,d   Gasto C ^a,e,f   Peralta, V ^g   Fananas L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^f INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^g Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Genetics; Schizophrenia and psychosis; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84877012641     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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