Genetic associations between the symptoms of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and emotional lability in child and adolescent twins

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Merwood, Andrew ^a,b   Chen, Wai ^a,c   Rijsdijk, Fruhling ^a   Skirrow, Caroline ^d   Larsson, Henrik ^e   Thapar, Anita ^f   Kuntsi, Jonna ^a   Asherson, Philip ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); emotional lability; genetic; twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOSITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; CONNERS 10 ITEM SCALE; DUPAUL RATING SCALE; HERITABILITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84893162188     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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