Psychopathic Traits Influenced By Combination Of Economic Status, Genetics

Researchers studying the genetic roots of antisocial behavior report that children with one variant of a serotonin transporter gene are more likely to exhibit psychopathic traits if they also grow up poor. The study, the first to identify a specific gene associated with psychopathic tendencies in youth, appears this month in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology…

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Filed under: Mental Health on August 11th, 2010