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Schizophrenia and manic-depressive disorder : the biological roots of mental illness as revealed by the landmark study of identical twins

Author: E Fuller Torrey
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©1994.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: E Fuller Torrey
ISBN: 0465017460 9780465017461 0465072852 9780465072859
OCLC Number: 28927201
Description: xxvi, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The politics and science of twin studies -- Are identical twins really identical? -- Methodology of the study -- When does schizophrenia originate? -- Are individuals who develop schizophrenia different as children? -- Does schizophrenia change the structure of the brain? -- Does schizophrenia change the underlying personality? -- When both twins get schizophrenia, are their diseases similar? -- How different are twins with bipolar disorder from twins with schizophrenia? -- Triplets and beyond -- What do twin studies tell us about the causes of schizophrenia? -- Appendices: Final diagnostic groups -- Neuropsychological examination -- Neurological examination -- Personality inventory for children.
Responsibility: E. Fuller Torrey in collaboration with Ann E. Bowler, Edward H. Taylor, and Irving I. Gottesman.
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