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Parental schizophrenia spectrum disorders in childhood-onset and adult-onset schizophrenia.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Mar 2003
Nicolson Rob, Brookner Frances B, Lenane Marge, Gochman Peter, Ingraham Loring J, Egan Michael F, Kendler Kenneth S, Pickar David, Weinberger Daniel R, Rapoport Judith L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Childhood onset of "adult" psychiatric disorders may be caused, in part, by more salient genetic risk. In this study, the rates of schizophrenia spectrum disorders among parents of patients with childhood-onset and adult-onset schizophrenia and parents of community comparison subjects were compared. METHOD: To assess the presence of axis I and axis II disorders associated with schizophrenia, parents of...
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