The Genain quadruplets : A case study and theoretical analysis of heredity and environment in schizophrenia / edited by David Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosenthal, David, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quadruplex nucleic acids.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (595 pages)

Other Title:

Genain quadruplets

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 1963.

Summary:

This book focuses on the Genian quadruplets, all of whom were schizophrenic. The book could have been written in many ways. The case history material could have been presented by themes or topics, such as intrafamilial relationships, sexuality, dependency, and so on. Or each quadruplet could have been traced separately, with a later attempt to interrelate the separate histories. But I have decided to present the material chronologically with respect to the family as a unit, trying to recapture the coursing problems, moods, assumptions, and decisions which beset the family members over the years and which eventually entangled them together in a net of circumstances that tightened more and more around each as they struggled to free themselves from it. Since six persons are involved, it is necessary in such a presentation to focus now on one, now on another, in a sense moving the spotlight where the family itself has directed. This may at times make the presentation appear jumpy and uneven, but hopefully it mirrors what actually occurred. The case history comprises the first part of the book. The second part presents tests and studies dealing with some basic characteristics and response processes. The third section consists of various protective tests and their analyses. The fourth involves systematic analyses of observations of the family by NIH staff and by the community. Part five presents some conceptualizations of family members and their interrelationships. Finally, I have presented a theoretical analysis of the heredity-environment problem in schizophrenia, summarizing the basic issues that apply to the Genains and our current knowledge about those issues, and indicating how this study illuminates them. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).

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Includes index.