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Children of schizophrenic women: Early factors predictive of schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Silverton Leigh,
Finello Karen,
Mednick Sarnoff
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(198323)4:3<202::aid-imhj2280040305>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychopathology , danish , temperament , vulnerability (computing) , psychology , stressor , longitudinal study , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , personality , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , computer security , pathology , computer science
The present report reviews some findings of a 20‐year longitudinal study of Danish children at risk for schizophrenia. Early factors predictive of later schizophrenia in high‐risk children, including infant temperament and the effect of perinatal complications, are reviewed. In addition, the role of maternal absence as a stressor is examined. Findings related to sex differences in the vulnerability of high‐risk children to later pathology are discussed. Possible interactions of these factors and maternal psychopathology are briefly explored.