Additional evidence against shared environmental contributions to attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 711-721

  Burt, S Alexandra ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^b   Lichtenstein, Paul ^b   Klump, Kelly L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Genetic influences; Nuclear twin family model; Shared environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REARING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 85027929130     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-012-9545-y     Document Type: Article

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