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Post by Patcat on Jul 15, 2004 9:32:23 GMT -5
An article of possible interest to those who want more information about how Bobby Goren might have been affected by his mother's illness:
Volume 30, number 2 (2004) edition of the SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN has an article entitled, OFFSPRING OF PARENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: MENTAL DISORDERS DURING CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE.
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Post by jaquetta on Jul 15, 2004 17:29:16 GMT -5
Did you find this online, Patcat? I just got routed around to NIMH. I can imagine it would be quite the topsy turvy childhood.
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Post by Patcat on Jul 16, 2004 0:03:03 GMT -5
This was the paper edition--I'll try to see if there's an online edition.
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Post by domenicaflor on Sept 4, 2004 9:48:06 GMT -5
From my access to online journals at my job, I obtained this article and another about the siblings of schizophrenics. They look best in PDF format due to the graphics, so they would be hard to post directly here.
If anyone is interested in the articles, please send me a private message with your email address.
D.
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Post by jaquetta on Sept 7, 2004 19:01:01 GMT -5
As soon as I figure out how, dominicaflor.
I can't wait for the new season to start.
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Post by Patcat on Aug 12, 2005 15:08:40 GMT -5
We've occasionally had discussions about Schizophrenia, especially as it relates to Goren and his mother, including how likely it is for a child to develop the illness and its prognosis. The 41st edition of BLACK'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY just arrived at the Irwin Library at Butler University, where I'm more or less gainfully employed. Here's a bit of what it says in its short definition of Schizophrenia:
"CAUSES: There is an inherited element: parents, children or siblings of schizophrenic sufferers have a one in ten chance of developing the disorder; a twin has a 50 per cent chance if the other twin has schizophrenia. Some BRAIN disorders such as temporal lobe EPILEPSY, tumours and encephalitis seem to be linked with schizophrenia. Certain drugs--for example, amphetamines--can precipitate schizophrenia and dopamine-blocking drugs often relieve schizophrenic symptons. Stress may worsen schizophrenia and recreational drugs may trigger an attack."
PROGNOSIS: About 25 per cent of suferers recover fully from their first attack. Another 25 per cent are disabled by chronic schizophrenia, never recover and are unable to live independently. The remainder are between these extremes. There is a high risk of suicide."
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