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... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > gender and family > family > genetic transmission of psychopathology
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > family > genetic transmission of psychopathology
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > political geography > institutions > family > genetic transmission of psychopathology
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > family > genetic transmission of psychopathology
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family > genetic transmission of psychopathology

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genetic transmission of psychopathology  

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  • One of the strongest predictors of psychological problems in children and adolescents is the presence of psychological problems in one or both parents. Across the full range of diagnoses, parental psychopathology has been consistently associated with psychopathology in their offspring. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Psychopathology, Genetic Transmission of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LWF080WT-0

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