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Clumsiness and psychopathology: causation or shared etiology? A twin study with the CBCL 6-18 questionnaire in a general school-age population sample.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20338654     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In a sample of 398 twin pairs aged 8-17 belonging to the Italian Twin Registry we explored the extent to which physical clumsiness/motor problems covary with a broad spectrum of behavioral problems identified by the Child Behavior Checklist 6-18/DSM oriented scales, and the causes of such covariation. Only Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADH) Problems maintained significant correlation with Clumsiness after partialling out the effects of the other problem scales. By the co-twin control method we found no indication of clear, direct causal effect of Clumsiness upon Anxiety or ADH Problems, or vice versa. Twin bivariate analyses showed that the co-occurrence of motor problems and Anxiety/ADH Problems is best explained by genetic factors shared between Clumsiness and the behavioral problems phenotypes.
Authors:
Sara Moruzzi; Paola Pesenti-Gritti; Sonia Brescianini; Miriam Salemi; Marco Battaglia; Anna Ogliari
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Twin Study     Date:  2010-03-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human movement science     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1872-7646     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum Mov Sci     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-31     Completed Date:  2010-08-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8300127     Medline TA:  Hum Mov Sci     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  326-38     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Academic Centre for the Study of Behavioural Plasticity, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology*,  psychology*
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / diagnosis,  epidemiology*,  psychology*
Population Surveillance
Psychomotor Disorders / epidemiology*,  psychology*
Questionnaires*
Schools
Severity of Illness Index
Twins*

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