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A Prospective Twin Registry in Southwestern China (TRiSC): Exploring the Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Cognitive and Behavioral Development and Mental Health Wellbeing in Children and Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Yi Huang ,
David Collier  and
Tao Li
Yi Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China.
David Collier
Affiliation:
Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom; SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom.
Tao Li*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China; Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom; SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom. sphatal@iop.kcl.ac.uk
*
*Address for correspondence: Tao Li, M.D, Ph D. Room C2.07, the MRC SGDP Centre, PO82, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom.

Abstract

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The goals, prospects and methods of the Prospective Twin Registry in Southwestern China (TRiSC) are described. The aim of this study is to measure children's behavioral development and psychopathology from phenotypic, genetic and environmental perspectives. It focuses on measuring children's behavior and psychopathology from child self-reports, as well as parental and teacher informant reports, and relating it to the children's general cognitive abilities, and to the parenting style in the family. Other variables of interest such as children's temperament and parental health status are discussed, as well as plans for further research.

Keywords

twin registryChinachildren's behavioral developmentgenetics
Type
Articles
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , 01 June 2009 , pp. 312 - 319
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009