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Heterogeneity and hypothesis testing in neuropsychiatric illness

Curtis K. Deutsch, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Wesley W. Ludwig, McLean Hospital
William J. McIlvane, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Abstract

The confounding effects of heterogeneity in biological psychiatry and psychiatric genetics have been widely discussed in the literature. We suggest an approach in which heterogeneity may be put to use in hypothesis testing, and may find application in evaluation of the Crespi & Badcock (C&B) imprinting hypothesis. Here we consider three potential sources of etiologic subtypes for analysis.

Suggested Citation

Curtis K. Deutsch, Wesley W. Ludwig, and William J. McIlvane. "Heterogeneity and hypothesis testing in neuropsychiatric illness" Behavioral and Brain Sciences 31.3 (2008).
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_mcilvane/2