Development of mental health of the 104 adolescents: a twin study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2010.05.018
- VernacularTitle:104名双生子青少年精神健康发育的研究
- Author:
Qing QIN
;
Yixiao FU
;
Huaqing MENG
;
Tao LI
;
Pinhong CHEN
;
Ying OU
;
Qinghua LUO
;
Lian DU
;
Haitang QIU
;
Yufeng GAO
;
Yuping ZHENG
;
Tian QIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Twins;
The development of mental health;
The self assessment of DAWBA
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2010;19(5):440-443
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the impact of genetic and environmental factors on mental health status in adolescents twins. Methods A total of 52 pairs of twins aged 11 years were recruited with support from educational committees and school. After the guardians of these twins had signed an informed consent form,the Chinese version growth and the state of health evaluation (Development and Well-Bing Assessment,DAWBA) carries on twins' mental health growth condition investigation to the twins of Age greater than 11-year-old,and focus on a-nalysis of DAWBA youth-assessment version of more than 11-year-old twins. Buccal mucosa samples were collected from all twins for DNA extraction and zygosity identification test. Results The mood, the behavior symptom and the symptom produced the influence of the DAWBA and in the computer diagnosis' s result showed that the intra-pair correlation coefficience of the emotional disorder(rMZ=0, 200, P = 0. 28; r DZ = 0. 198, P = 0. 447) (MZ means was monozygotic,DZ means was dizygotie, r means was correlation), the special phobia symptom(r MZ = 0.440, P = 0.013;rDZ =0.419, P=0.094),the social phobia (rMZ =0.2%, P = 0. 106; r DZ = -0.119, P = 0.648),the depressive symptom (rMZ =0.556, P=0.001; rDZ = -0.254, P=0.325), and the oppositional/con-duct disorder(rMZ =0.503, P = 0.014; rDZ = -0.270, P = 0.295),eating disorder(r MZ =0.764, P=0.046; rDZ = -0.091, P=0.728) in Monozygotic twins was more remarkable than that in dizygotie twin. Conclusion The genetic factors play the vital role in affects in the child twins' mental health growth.
