Common genetic mechanisms in alcohol, drug, and mental disorder comorbidity.

doi:10.1016/0376-8716(95)01151-n

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Common genetic mechanisms in alcohol, drug, and mental disorder comorbidity.

Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Aug 1995

Pickens R W, Svikis D S, McGue M, LaBuda M C

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Comorbid drug and mental disorders were assessed in 63 monozygotic (MZ) and 67 dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs. DSM-III alcohol dependence was heritable in males when probands had a comorbid DSM-III drug or mental disorder but not when probands had only alcohol dependence. For males, significantly high...

Topics

Adult
Alcoholism
Comorbidity
Diseases in Twins
Female
Humans
Male
Maryland
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Patient Admission
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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