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A Twin Study Of Antisocial Behavior And Depression: Methodology, Etiology, And Comorbidity, Kelly A. Tracy
A Twin Study Of Antisocial Behavior And Depression: Methodology, Etiology, And Comorbidity, Kelly A. Tracy
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The etiological connection between internalizing and externalizing disorders is poorly understood. This manuscript aims to investigate the roles of genes and then environment in the development of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) and the nature of their comorbidity in young adults. Data from a sample of 2,291 young adult male and female twins from the Young Adult Follow Up Study (YAFU) of the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development (VTSABD) were used to estimate the proportion of variation in these traits that can be accounted for by additive genetic, shared environmental, and unique environmental factors. …