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SEYMOUR FISHER, Ph.D.; INA BOYD, M.D.; DONALD WALKER, Ph.D.; DIANNE SHEER, M.A.

AMA Arch Gen Psychiatry 1959;1(2):149-166.

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Introduction and Purpose

Theories concerning the etiology of schizophrenia which emphasize the importance of past socialization experiences usually assign a high degree of direct or indirect significance to parental behavior. That is, most theories which link schizophrenia with the pattern of the patient’s upbringing usually assume that the pattern reflects how his parents dealt with him. It is presumed that the schizophrenic is somehow a product of disturbed and pathological behavior on the part of his parents. Basic to this viewpoint is the idea that parents of schizophrenics are more disorganized and less well adjusted than parents of normals and therefore more likely to expose their children to pathology-producing experiences. Despite the importance of this proposition to the functional approach to schizophrenia, it has not been carefully investigated. One does find studies in the literature^7-10,12,13 concerned with evaluating the validity of the proposition. However, most . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Houston, Texas

Baylor University College of Medicine and Houston State Psychiatric Institute (Dr. Fisher); Veterans Administration Hospital (Dr. Boyd and Miss Sheer); Rice Institute (Dr. Walker).

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept. 22, 1958.

This study was mainly supported by a research grant from the Veterans Administration. It was partially supported by a U. S. Public Health Service Career Investigator grant (M-1578) to the senior author.

In applying it to a somewhat rural Texas sample of elderly people, it was considered best to omit two items pertaining to job advancement and one pertaining to sexual behavior that seemed inappropriate for the situation.

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