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A multivariate twin study of the dimensions of religiosity and common psychiatric and substance use disorders.
- Source :
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The Journal of nervous and mental disease [J Nerv Ment Dis] 2014 May; Vol. 202 (5), pp. 360-7. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The authors sought to decompose the covariance between seven dimensions of religiosity and two internalizing psychiatric disorders (major depression and phobia) and two externalizing substance use disorders (alcohol dependence and nicotine dependence). Significant negative correlations, accounted for by shared additive genetic effects, were found between alcohol dependence and six of the seven religiosity factors. Additive genetic effects accounted for significant negative correlations between nicotine dependence and one religiosity factor, social religiosity, and between phobia and unvengefulness. Common environmental effects accounted for a significant positive correlation between phobia and the factor God as judge. No statistically significant covariance due to genetic or environmental effects was found for major depression and any of the seven religiosity factors. Overall, although several statistically significant bivariate relationships were found, the estimates of covariance due to additive genetic effects were modest.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Depressive Disorder, Major epidemiology
Depressive Disorder, Major genetics
Depressive Disorder, Major psychology
Diseases in Twins
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders epidemiology
Mental Disorders psychology
Middle Aged
Phobic Disorders epidemiology
Phobic Disorders genetics
Phobic Disorders psychology
Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders genetics
Substance-Related Disorders psychology
Virginia epidemiology
Gene-Environment Interaction
Mental Disorders genetics
Registries
Religion and Psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-736X
- Volume :
- 202
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of nervous and mental disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24727720
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000131