Article
Relatedness of schizotypal personality to schizophrenic disorders: multifactorial threshold model.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jan 2000
Ritsner M, Karas S, Ginath Y
Abstract excerpt
Genetic analysis of schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) was conducted on two pedigree samples. The results are interpreted in terms of a multifactorial threshold (MFT) model. A high rate of schizophrenia was found in relatives of both samples, but any excess of SPD was found...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Psychological
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology
