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The joint analysis of personal interview and family history diagnoses: evidence for validity of diagnosis and increased heritability estimates.

Psychological medicine - 1 Jul 2002

Kendler K S, Prescott C A, Jacobson K, Myers J, Neale M C

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BACKGROUND: Psychiatric diagnoses obtained at personal interview are only moderately reliable and depend critically on accurate self-observation. Reports by family members provide additional information but may be biased. It is unclear how best to combine these two sources of diagnostic data. METHODS: Using complete data on lifetime prevalence for six disorders in approximately 1200 male-male twin pairs from a...

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PMID: 12171377
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291702005858

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