Article
Personality and psychopathology: genetic perspectives.
Journal of abnormal psychology - 1 Feb 1994
Carey G, DiLalla D L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors exert an important influence on adult personality traits, accounting for anywhere between 30% and 60% of the variance. Heredity is also important for most forms of psychopathology and plays a major role in several theories that relate personality to psychopathology. Despite this,...
Topics
- Diseases in Twins
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Humans
- Mental Disorders
- Personality
- Personality Disorders
- Phenotype
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Twins, Monozygotic