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Familial Aspects of Obsessional Neurosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

C. M. Rosenberg
C. M. Rosenberg*
Affiliation:
Netherne Hospital, Coulsdon, Surrey, and the Westminster Hospital, London, S.W.1. Now at Psychiatric Research Unit, Callan Park Hospital, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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A raised incidence of neurotic personality traits and mental illness has been reported among the first-degree relatives of obsessional neurotics. It has been suggested that genetical factors are involved in determining a predisposition to this condition, but some authors have postulated that similarities in aspects of the environment such as early upbringing and family traditions may account for similarities shown by relatives.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 113 , Issue 497 , April 1967 , pp. 405 - 413
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1967 

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