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Comparison of Hospitalization Measures in Schizophrenic Patients with and without a Family History of Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

L. Erlenmeyer-Kimling  and
Susan Nicol
L. Erlenmeyer-Kimling
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Genetics, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Research Associate, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Susan Nicol
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Genetics, New York State Psychiatric Institute
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It is well known that an individual with a family history of schizophrenia carries an increased risk of manifesting the disorder in comparison with members of the population at large. Also, within the population of schizophrenic patients, individuals may or may not have other members of the family affected. Obviously also, schizophrenic patients may be distinguished by gradations of severity of the illness. Whether familial incidence of schizophrenia and severity co-vary, however, remains an open question.

Type
The Family as Background: Environmentally and Genetically
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 115 , Issue 520 , March 1969 , pp. 321 - 334
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1969 

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