Relational patterns in families with a psychotic member during the infancy period.
The authors have focused their attention on "pathological" mechanisms which appear a long time before the onset of any psychotic symptom. It seems particularly interesting to find out, using clinical observations, if and how family relationships in their temporal dimension, present a particular organization from the beginning of their histories. The authors consider the possibilities of single out the presence of "early indicators of pathology" in families with a psychotic member. This was carried out by a questionnaire articulated in two sessions: the first section was in relation to the periods before and after the birth of children and the second in relation to the children's school period. The questionnaire was given to 15 families. The results seem to confirm the families difficulties in relation to the period before the onset of the symptoms in the patient.
Calandra
C
C
Clinica Psichiatrica, Università degli Studi, Catania, Italy.
Finocchiaro
G
G
Iuppa
F
F
Nucifora
D
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011939:Mental Recall; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D012803:Sick Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires