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    A genetic study of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Reading Disability: Aetiological overlaps and implications

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    Martin, Neilson
    Levy, Florence
    Piek, Jan
    Hay, David
    Date
    2006
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Martin, Neilson and Levy, Florence and Piek, Jan and Hay, David. 2006. A genetic study of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Reading Disability: Aetiological overlaps and implications. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 53 (1): pp. 21-34.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
    DOI
    10.1080/10349120500509992
    ISSN
    1034912X
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16671
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) commonly co-occurs with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Reading Disability. Twin studies are an important approach to understanding and modelling potential causes of such comorbidity. Univariate and bivariate genetic models were fitted to maternal report data from 2040 families of twins from the Australian Twin ADHD Project. All measures showed a heritability of over 0.8 and little role for the common family environment, except for the combined subtype of ADHD with a heritability of 0.69 and a common environment of 0.19. About one-third of the genetic variance in ADHD was shared with the other behaviours, the largest overlap being with Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Common environmental effects were shared between the combined ADHD subtype and the other measures. Some implications of these findings for home and school are discussed.

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