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Psychiatric 'diseases' versus behavioral disorders and degree of genetic influence.

Psychological medicine - 1 Jan 2011

Bienvenu O J, Davydow D S, Kendler K S

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BACKGROUND: Psychiatric conditions in which symptoms arise involuntarily ('diseases') might be assumed to be more heritable than those in which choices are essential (behavioral disorders). We sought to determine whether psychiatric 'diseases' (Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and mood and anxiety disorders) are more heritable than behavioral disorders (substance use disorders and anorexia nervosa). METHOD: We...

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PMID: 20459884
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171000084X
PMCID: PMC10885735

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