TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - The children of psychiatrically disturbed parents: differences as a function of the sex of the sick parent
JO  - Archives of general psychiatry
A1  - Orvaschel, H.
A1  - Mednick, S.
A1  - Schulsinger, F.
A1  - Rock, D.
SP  - 691
EP  - 695
VL  - 36
IS  - 6
N2  - 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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-990X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -