The impact of genes and environment assessed longitudinally on psychological and somatic distress in twins from ages 15 to 35 years.

Abstract

Genetically informative twin studies have consistently found that individual differences in anxiety and depression symptoms are stable and primarily attributable to time-invariant genetic influences, with non-shared environmental influences accounting for transient effects.

Authors Gillespie, NA; Couvy-Duchesne, B; Neale, MC; Hickie, IB; Martin, NG
Journal PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
Pages e17
Volume 55
Date 6/03/2025
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URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1017/S0033291724003222