The opposite end of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder continuum: Genetic and environmental aetiologies of extremely low ADHD traits

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 523-531

  Greven, Corina U ^a,b,c   Merwood, Andrew ^c,d   Van Der Meer, Jolanda M J ^a,b   Haworth, Claire M A ^e   Rommelse, Nanda ^a,b   Buitelaar, Jan K ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; extremes; positive genetics; quantitative trait; twin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS; WALES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALES;

EID: 84960488844     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12475     Document Type: Article

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