John C. Loehlin

Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: Research Publications. Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 60

Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1983, Vol 28(8), 643. Reviews the book, Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: Research Publications. Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 60 edited by Seymour S. Kety, Lewis P. Rowland, Richard L. Sidman, and Steven W. Matthysse (1983). Most of the 18 chapters of the current volume are reports on specialized research areas by individuals who are currently making important contributions to them. The chapters range from short, method-oriented communications to substantial research reviews with half a dozen pages of references. All are connected in one way or another with genetics. About two-thirds of the chapters have a physiological or biochemical emphasis, about one-third look at genetics at the population level. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)