Twin Studies in Psychiatry and Psychology: Science or Pseudoscience?
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychiatric Quarterly
- Vol. 73 (1) , 71-82
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1012896802713
Abstract
Twin studies are frequently cited in support of the influence of genetic factors for a wide range of psychiatric conditions and psychological trait differences. The most common method, known as the...Keywords
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