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Genetic and environmental contributions to the Child Behavior Checklist Obsessive-Compulsive Scale: a cross-cultural twin study.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Jun 2004
Hudziak James J, Van Beijsterveldt C E M, Althoff Robert R, Stanger Catherine, Rettew David C, Nelson Elliot C, Todd Richard D, Bartels Meike, Boomsma Dorret I
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CONTEXT: We have reported elsewhere on the development of an 8-item Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (OCS) contained in the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) to identify children who meet criteria for DSM-IV obsessive-compulsive disorder. Twin studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder have indicated a significant genetic component to its expression. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative contributions of genetic and...
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