The Adopted-Away Offspring of Schizophrenics

The Adopted-Away Offspring of Schizophrenics

In this study, adopted-away children of schizophrenics were compared with 67 controls-adoptees whose parents had no known psychiatric history. The rate of diagnoses in the "schizophrenia spectrum" was 31.6 percent for the entire index group, compared to 17.8 percent for the control group....

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1971-09, Vol.128 (3), p.307-311
Hauptverfasser: ROSENTHAL, DAVID, WENDER, PAUL H, KETY, SEYMOUR S, WELNER, JOSEPH, SCHULSINGER, FINI
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adoption
Adult
Age Factors
Child Rearing
Chronic Disease
Family
Female
Genetics, Behavioral
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Male
Middle Aged
Personality
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenia - epidemiology
Schizophrenia - etiology
Schizophrenia - genetics
Schizophrenia - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, adopted-away children of schizophrenics were compared with 67 controls-adoptees whose parents had no known psychiatric history. The rate of diagnoses in the "schizophrenia spectrum" was 31.6 percent for the entire index group, compared to 17.8 percent for the control group. The authors believe that evidence from this study supports the theory that heredity plays a significant role in the etiology of schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.128.3.307