Relation of mathematical ability to psychosis in Iceland

A study of mathematically gifted Icelanders demonstrates an increased risk of mental illness in their ranks. Psychotic disorders are also frequent among their relatives. Linkage of academic records with previously published data on the family distribution of psychosis reveals a pattern compatible wi...

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Published in:Clinical Genetics
Main Author: Karlsson, Jon L
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999
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Iceland
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