title: A Prospective Twin Registry in Southwestern China (TRiSC): exploring the effects of genetic and environmental factors on cognitive and behavioral development and mental health wellbeing in children and adolescents.
abstract: The goals, prospects and methods of the Prospective Twin Registry in Southwestern China (TRiSC) are described. The aim of this study is to measure children's behavioral development and psychopathology from phenotypic, genetic and environmental perspectives. It focuses on measuring children's behavior and psychopathology from child self-reports, as well as parental and teacher informant reports, and relating it to the children's general cognitive abilities, and to the parenting style in the family. Other variables of interest such as children's temperament and parental health status are discussed, as well as plans for further research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D012931:Social Environment; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D014427:Twins / Q000523:psychology