Tests of a direct effect of childhood abuse on adult borderline personality disorder traits: A longitudinal discordant twin design

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 180-194

  Bornovalova, Marina A ^a   Huibregtse, Brooke M ^b   Hicks, Brian M ^c   Keyes, Margaret ^d   McGue, Matt ^d   Iacono, William ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Borderline personality disorder; Childhood abuse; Co twin control design; Externalizing traits; Internalizing traits.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD EMOTIONAL ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 84881002547     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028328     Document Type: Article

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