TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Genetic aspects of childhood behavioral disorders
JO  - Child psychiatry and human development
A1  - Comings, D. E.
SP  - 139
EP  - 150
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - The evidence is reviewed to support the concept that many disruptive, childhood and adolescent behavioral disorders including ADHD, Tourette syndrome, learning disabilities, substance abuse, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder, are part of a spectrum of inter-related behaviors that have a strong genetic component, are polygenically inherited, share a number of genes in common that affect dopamine, serotonin and other neurotransmitters, and are transmitted from both parents. Some of the implications of this hypothesis in relation to diagnosis and treatment are reviewed, including the possibility that the genes involved may be increasing in frequency.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-398X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -