Genetic associations between the ADHD symptom dimensions and Cloninger's temperament dimensions in adult twins

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 416-425

  Merwood, Andrew ^a   Asherson, Philip ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Genetic; Personality; Temperament; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLONINGER TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER INVENTORY; DSM-IV; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SYMPTOM; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SWEDEN; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877922297     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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