Pleiotropy between neuroticism and physical and mental health: findings from 108 038 men and women in UK Biobank

People with higher levels of neuroticism have an increased risk of several types of mental disorder. Higher neuroticism has also been associated, less consistently, with increased risk of various physical health outcomes. We hypothesised that these associations may, in part, be due to shared genetic...

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Main Authors: Gale, C R, Hagenaars, S P, Davies, G, Hill, W D, Liewald, D C M, Cullen, B, Penninx, B W, Boomsma, D I, Pell, J, McIntosh, A M, Smith, D J, Deary, I J, Harris, S E
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872414/