title: Genetic epidemiology in child psychiatric nursing. Tourette's Syndrome as a model.
abstract: Recent discoveries in the field of molecular biology and increased attention to genetic epidemiology have stimulated renewed interest in the genetics of psychiatric disorders. Tourette's syndrome, a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and phonic tics, is used as a model to describe the research strategies employed in the genetic epidemiology of child psychiatric disorders. The relevance of genetic research findings to child psychiatric nursing is also discussed.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scahill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ort
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hardin
mesh_terms: D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D012107:Research Design; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing