Open AccessFirst Person Account: Three Generations of Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Lynn S. Fuchs
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
schizophrenia bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1745-1701
pISSN - 0586-7614
DOI - 10.1093/schbul/12.4.744
Subject(s) - nephew and niece , sister , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , perspective (graphical) , psychology , mental illness , psychiatry , developmental psychology , mental health , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , anthropology , artificial intelligence , computer science
The author gives an account of three generations of schizophrenia from the changing perspective of childhood through adulthood, as niece, sister, and mother. She describes the impact on the family in this 50-year span and discusses changing societal attitudes to mental illness as well as changes in treatment and professional thinking.
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