Citation

Orvaschel H, Mednick S, Schulsinger F, Rock D. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 1979; 36(6): 691-695.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, American Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

444022

Abstract

To examine the effects of the sex of psychiatrically disturbed parent on the offspring, we compared children of a schizophrenic parent, a psychiatrically disturbed but not schizophrenic parent, and a normal parent using behavioral, attentional, and neurological indices.

RESULTS of a discriminant analysis indicate that children of psychiatrically disturbed mothers have an increased sensitivity to tactile stimulation, possibly reflecting more labile autonomic nervous system functioning. In addition, children with a schizophrenic parent of either sex show evidence of neurological motor dysfunction.

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