Confusion of identity and the frequency of schizophrenia in twins.
Confusion of identity and the frequency of schizophrenia in twins.
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双胞胎中的身份混乱和精神分裂症的频率。
DOI:
10.1001/archpsyc.1960.01710030083011
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发表时间:
1960
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通讯作者:
D. Rosenthal
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作者:
D. Rosenthal
If there is any agreement among proponents of the genetic and psychodynamic views of schizophrenia, it is that the etiology of the illness is to be found in the family. The former would like to look at the familial genes to see what errors of metabolism are being committed. The latter prefer to look at the familial goings-on to see what errors of influence and discretion are being committed. Both point to a tendency for schizophrenia to "run in families" as evidence supporting their own position. It is clear by now that until the specific metabolic error can be located or the specific patterns of influence defined and established, the issue of what is familially transmitted must remain hopelessly confounded. Resort to twin studies has seemed to point a way out of the dilemma. The assumption in these studies has been that the environments of