Genes, Environment, And Psychopathology: Understanding the Causes of Psychiatric And Substance Use Disorders - Couverture rigide

Kendler, Kenneth S.; Prescott, Carol A.; McGue, Matthew; Plomin, Robert; Schuckit, Marc A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1593853165 ISBN 13 : 9781593853167

Editeur : Guilford Publications, 2006

Synopsis

This groundbreaking volume synthesizes the results of the Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders, which yielded longitudinal data on more than 9,000 individuals. The authors trace how risk for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, antisocial behavior, alcoholism, and substance abuse emerges from the interplay of a variety of genetic and environmental influences. Major questions addressed include whether risk is disorder-specific, how to distinguish between correlational and causal genetic and environmental factors, sex differences in risk, and how risk and protective factors interact over time. The book also summarizes the conceptual underpinnings of the study and describes key methodological challenges and innovations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kenneth S. Kendler, MD, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics and Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Carol A. Prescott, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Guilford Publications
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1593853165
• ISBN 13: 9781593853167
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 412
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible