Are schizophrenia and affective disorder related? A selective literature review.

doi:10.1176/ajp.149.1.22

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Are schizophrenia and affective disorder related? A selective literature review.

The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jan 1992

Taylor M A

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OBJECTIVE: Although most modern investigators accept the Kraepelinian view that schizophrenia and affective disorder are biologically distinct, others have suggested the psychoses are on a continuum of liability. This article is a selective review of evidence for the continuum model. METHOD: The...

Topics

Adult
Child
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder
Diagnosis, Differential
Family
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Mood Disorders
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia

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