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Close Identification in Twins Discordant for Obsessional Neurosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Neville Parker
Neville Parker*
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Brisbane Clinic, 79 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Australia
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In a series of neurotic twins who are being systematically studied by the Genetics Unit at the Maudsley Hospital, two pairs have been of particular interest.† Both had identified with each other to an extreme degree, yet only one of each pair had a psychiatric illness requiring extensive in-patient treatment. They illustrate the fact that identification can be a feature in monozygotic twins, yet does not necessarily lead to concordance for emotional disturbance.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 110 , Issue 467 , July 1964 , pp. 496 - 504
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1964 

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