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The attitudes of psychiatrists toward etiological theories of schizophrenia: 1975–1985
Author(s) -
Gallagher Bernard J.,
Jones Brian J.,
Barakat Lamia P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198707)43:4<438::aid-jclp2270430416>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , etiology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , perspective (graphical) , association (psychology) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , variation (astronomy) , psychotherapist , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , astrophysics
This study is an analysis of psychiatrists' ( N = 339) attitudes with regard to the etiology of schizophrenia. A random sample of members of the American Psychiatric Association reveals a strong endorsement of a combined biogenic/environmental perspective. Attitudes are analyzed further with regard to variation by school of thought, years in practice, and treatment setting. Findings are compared with an earlier study to plot shifts in opinions among psychiatrists over time.