Genetic and environmental contributions to dimensions of personality disorder
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 December 1993
W. John Livesley, Kerry L. Jang, Douglas N. Jackson, Philip A. Vernon
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The heritability of the basic dimensions of personality disorder and the relative proportions of the variance attributable to genetic and environmental sources are estimated to suggest a continuity between normal and disordered personality.
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These results are similar to those reported for normal personality and suggest a continuity between normal and disordered personality.
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