Increased intrasubject variability in response time in unaffected preschoolers at familial risk for bipolar disorder.
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SUBMITTER: Adleman NE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4219606 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
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Increased intrasubject variability in response time in unaffected preschoolers at familial risk for bipolar disorder.
Adleman Nancy E NE Yi Jennifer Y JY Deveney Christen M CM Guyer Amanda E AE Leibenluft Ellen E Brotman Melissa A MA
Psychiatry research 20140701 3
Increased intrasubject variability in response time (ISVRT) is evident in healthy preschoolers at familial risk for bipolar disorder, suggesting it may be an endophenotype. ...[more]
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