A dynamic vulnerability perspective on stress and schizophrenia.
Previous vulnerability models of schizophrenia, while strong, have serious limitations. To deal with the main areas of concern, a multifactor transactional conceptual framework of stress and schizophrenia, which builds on earlier models and incorporates recent research findings, is proposed. Research implications deriving from this framework are discussed.
Nicholson
I R
IR
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Neufeld
R W
RW
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*