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Strong genetic correlation between interview-assessed internalizing disorders and a brief self-report symptom scale.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2011
Gjerde Line C, Røysamb Espen, Czajkowski Nikolai, Reichborn-Kjennerud Ted, Orstavik Ragnhild E, Kendler Kenneth S, Tambs Kristian
Abstract excerpt
Self-report scales for symptoms of anxiety and depression are frequently used for screening and research purposes. A moderate phenotypic association between disorders measured by diagnostic interviews and symptoms of anxiety and depression measured by self-report scales has been shown, but little is known about the overlap in these phenotypes' genetic and environmental variance. In the present study, we used twin...
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