title: A longitudinal psychophysiological study of three-year-old Mauritian children: preliminary report.
abstract: The rationale for using the high-risk-group research design in the search for the aetiology of schizophrenia is described. A longitudinal study is being made of three-year-old Mauritian children who underwent a variety of physiological and psychological tests. Groups of these children, selected on the basis of their responses to electrodermal stimulation, are now attending nursery schools established on the island as part of this study. A control group of children do not attend nursery school. It is intended to follow-up these children over the next two decades. Mention is made of the benefits of this research to the development of para-medical and educational services in a developing country.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008436:Mauritius; D008722:Methods; D012306:Risk; D012561:Schizophrenia, Childhood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control