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Obesity and depression in adolescence and beyond: reciprocal risks by Marmorstein, N R, Iacono, W G, Legrand, L

“…Objective: Obesity and major depressive disorder (MDD) are associated, but evidence about how they relate over time is conflicting. The goal of this study was…”
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Lifetime prevalence and co-morbidity of externalizing disorders and depression in prospective assessment by Hamdi, N R, Iacono, W G

“…Epidemiological research is believed to underestimate the lifetime prevalence of mental illness due to recall failure and a lack of rapport between researchers…”
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Alcohol and illicit drug dependence among parents: associations with offspring externalizing disorders by Marmorstein, N R, Iacono, W G, McGue, M

“…Previous research indicates that alcohol and drug dependence constitute aspects of a general vulnerability to externalizing disorders that accounts for much of…”
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Understanding the relative contributions of direct environmental effects and passive genotype-environment correlations in the association between familial risk factors and child disruptive behavior disorders by Bornovalova, M A, Cummings, J R, Hunt, E, Blazei, R, Malone, S, Iacono, W G

“…Previous work reports an association between familial risk factors stemming from parental characteristics and offspring disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs)…”
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Prospective inter-relationships between late adolescent personality and major depressive disorder in early adulthood by Wilson, S, DiRago, A C, Iacono, W G

“…A well-established body of literature demonstrates concurrent associations between personality traits and major depressive disorder (MDD), but there have been…”
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Rural environments reduce the genetic influence on adolescent substance use and rule-breaking behavior by Legrand, L N, Keyes, M, McGue, M, Iacono, W G, Krueger, R F

“…There is increasing evidence that certain environmental factors can modify genetic effects. This is an important area of investigation as such work will help…”
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Genetic and environmental influences on anorexia nervosa syndromes in a population-based twin sample by Klump, K L, Miller, K B, Keel, P K, McGue, M, Iacono, W G

“…Genetic and environmental influences on broadly-defined anorexia nervosa (AN) syndrome were examined in a population-based twin sample. AN syndrome was…”
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Behavioral disinhibition and the development of substance-use disorders: findings from the Minnesota Twin Family Study by Iacono, W G, Carlson, S R, Taylor, J, Elkins, I J, McGue, M

“…One variant of substance-use disorder is characterized by behavioral disinhibition. In this report, we martial evidence for a model for the development of this…”
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Genetic amplification and the individualization of the parent-child relationship across adolescence by Ludeke, S, Johnson, W, McGue, M, Iacono, W G

“…Many psychological traits become increasingly influenced by genetic factors throughout development, including several that might intuitively be seen as purely…”
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Common SNPs explain some of the variation in the personality dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion by Vinkhuyzen, A A E, Pedersen, N L, Yang, J, Lee, S H, Magnusson, P K E, Iacono, W G, McGue, M, Madden, P A F, Heath, A C, Luciano, M, Payton, A, Horan, M, Ollier, W, Pendleton, N, Deary, I J, Montgomery, G W, Martin, N G, Visscher, P M, Wray, N R

“…The personality traits of neuroticism and extraversion are predictive of a number of social and behavioural outcomes and psychiatric disorders. Twin and family…”
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Genetic influences on the difference in variability of height, weight and body mass index between Caucasian and East Asian adolescent twins by Hur, Y.M, Kaprio, J, Iacono, W.G, Boomsma, D.I, McGue, M, Silventoinen, K, Martin, N.G, Luciano, M, Visscher, P.M, Rose, R.J, He, M, Ando, J, Ooki, S, Nonaka, K, Lin, C.C.H, Lajunen, H.R

“…Objective: Twin studies are useful for investigating the causes of trait variation between as well as within a population. The goals of the present study were…”
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Problematic alcohol use and reduced hippocampal volume: a meta-analytic review by Wilson, S, Bair, J L, Thomas, K M, Iacono, W G

“…A number of studies reports reduced hippocampal volume in individuals who engage in problematic alcohol use. However, the magnitude of the difference in…”
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Multiple Dimensions of Schizotypy in First Degree Biological Relatives of Schizophrenia Patients by Calkins, Monica E., Curtis, Clayton E., Grove, William M., Iacono, William G.

“…Considerable research has been devoted to identifying individuals predisposed to schizophrenia, with much of the effort devoted to identifying the personality…”
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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Parent-Son Relationships: Evidence for Increasing Genetic Influence During Adolescence by Elkins, Irene J, McGue, Matt, Iacono, William G

“…Genetic and environmental influences on self-reported parent-child relationships were examined in a sample of 824 individual male twins and their parents…”
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Age of onset and course of major depressive disorder: associations with psychosocial functioning outcomes in adulthood by Wilson, S, Hicks, B M, Foster, K T, McGue, M, Iacono, W G

“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) that onsets by adolescence is associated with various deficits in psychosocial functioning. However, adolescent-onset MDD often…”
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Lifetime tobacco, alcohol and other substance use in adolescent Minnesota twins: univariate and multivariate behavioral genetic analyses by Han, Cong, Mcgue, Matthew K., Iacono, William G.

“…Aims. We sought to estimate the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to adolescent tobacco, alcohol and other substance use. Design, setting and…”
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Gender differences in the structure of risk for alcohol use disorder in adolescence and young adulthood by Foster, K T, Hicks, B M, Iacono, W G, McGue, M

“…Gender differences in the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have motivated the separate study of its risk factors and consequences in men and women…”
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The death(s) of close friends and family moderate genetic influences on symptoms of major depressive disorder in adolescents by Gheyara, S, Klump, K L, McGue, M, Iacono, W G, Burt, S A

“…Prior work has suggested that genetic influences on major depressive disorder (MDD) may be activated by the experience of negative life events. However, it is…”
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Personality and Substance Use Disorders: II. Alcoholism Versus Drug Use Disorders by McGue, Matt, Slutske, Wendy, Iacono, William G

“…The relationship between personality and substance use disorders was investigated in a community-based sample of 638 individuals who were alcoholic and/or had…”
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Identifying psychophysiological risk for psychopathology: Examples from substance abuse and schizophrenia research by IACONO, WILLIAM G.

“…A problem confronting the search for psychopathology-related genes concerns the difficulty identifying gene carriers. Psychiatric diagnosis provides imperfect…”
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