Jj. Hudziak, The role of phenotypes (diagnoses) in genetic studies of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related child psychopathology, CH ADOLESC, 10(2), 2001, pp. 279
Citations number
69
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
The new medical genetics and its molecular, population, and statistical tec
hniques offer a cadre of tools that will improve the child psychiatrist's a
bility to diagnose and treat children who exhibit emotional and behavioral
disorders. To take advantage of these remarkable advances, child psychiatry
must enhance the likelihood that scientific expeditions into gene discover
y are informed by a taxonomy that meets the criteria of a genetic nosology.
As the taxonomic approach is refined, there may be more success in identif
ying genetic and environmental risks for attention-deficit/hyperactivity di
sorder (ADHD).