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Heredity and environment in the functional psychoses an epidemiological-clinical twin study.
Heredity and Environment in the Functional Psychoses involves an epidemiological clinical study of twins carried out at the University Psychiatric Institute in Oslo. The author reviews the history and nosological aspects of psychiatry. In his study of twin genetics, the author seeks to answer the qu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London,
Heinemann
[1967]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Heredity and Environmentin the Functional Psychoses; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter I. Introduction; HISTORICAL SURVEY; NOSOLOGICAL ASPECTS; HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT; THE RATIONALE OF THE TWIN METHOD; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; BRIEF REVIEW OF EARLIER AND CURRENT TWIN STUDIES; Chapter II. Aims of the Investigation; Chapter III. Sample and Methods; THE REGISTRIES; ZYGOSITY DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC INVESTIGATION OF THE FAMILIES; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; CODING OF DATA; Chapter IV. Classification; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS.
- GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH RATINGRELIABILITY OF PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION; Chapter V. Statistical Procedure; Chapter VI. Frequency of Functional Psychosis in the Twin Sample in Comparison with the General Population; Discussion; Chapter VII. Survey of the Sample; Sex, age, zygosity; Age at onset of schizophrenia; Type of onset; Chapter VIII. Concordance; CALCULATION OF CONCORDANCE RATES; CONCORDANCE FIGURES; SEX AND CONCORDANCE; SEVERITY AND CONCORDANCE; DISCUSSION OF METHODOLOGY; Chapter IX. Comparison of Own Findings to Previous Studies; CONCORDANCE FIGURES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA.
- CONCORDANCE FIGURES FOR MANIC-DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSISChapter X. The Co-twin's Personality; THE CO-TWINS OF THE SCHIZOPHRENIC MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; THE CO-TWIN OF THE MONOZYGOTIC TWIN WITH REACTIVE PSYCHOSIS; THE CO-TWIN OF THE MANIC-DEPRESSIVE MONOZYGOTIC TWIN; COMPARISON OF SYNDROMES; Chapter XI. The Twin Relationship; Chapter XII. Factors in Childhood and Adolescence Related to Schizophrenia; Birth order, birth weight, and physique; Personality traits in childhood; Nervous symptoms in childhood; School performances; Premorbid personality traits; Sex life; Social adjustment; Discussion.
- Chapter XIII. Comparison between the Schizophrenic Concordant and Discordant CasesThe genetic hypothesis; The environmental hypothesis; Chapter XIV. The Social Environment; Social class; Social isolation; Family relations; Chapter XV. The Parents and the Siblings; PERSONALITY DEVIATIONS AND ILLNESS IN THE PARENTS; PERSONALITY DEVIATIONS IN THE SIBLINGS; Chapter XVI. Twins Brought Up Apart; OWN FINDINGS; Chapter XVII. General Discussion and Conclusion; Chapter XVIII. Summary; I: INTRODUCTION; II: AIMS OF THE INVESTIGATION; Ill: SAMPLE AND METHODS; IV: CLASSIFICATION; V: STATISTICAL PROCEDURE.
- VI: FREQUENCY OF FUNCTIONAL PSYCHOSIS IN THE TWIN SAMPLE IN COMPARISON WITH THE GENERAL POPULATIONVII: SURVEY OF THE SAMPLE; VIII: CONCORDANCE; IX: COMPARISON OF OWN FINDINGS TO PREVIOUS STUDIES; X: THE CO-TWIN'S PERSONALITY; XI: THE TWIN RELATIONSHIP; XII: FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE RELATED TO SCHIZOPHRENIA ; XIII: COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SCHIZOPHRENIC CONCORDANT AND DISCORDANT CASES; XIV: THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; XV: THE PARENTS AND THE SIBLINGS; XVI: TWINS BROUGHT UP APART; XVII: GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; Appendices; Appendix 1 SUMMARY TABLE OF THE MONOZYGOTIC PAIRS.