title: [The adoptee method in psychiatry].
abstract: With the adoption methods it may be possible to disentangle genetic and environmental factors. If we accept the concept of schizophrenia spectrum and psychopathia spectrum, there is evidence that the role of genetic factors can be supposed. The authors make a critical survey of the papers dedicated to this issue.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000235:genetics; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic
vernacular_title: La méthode des adoptés en psychiatrie.