title: Obstetric complications in DSM-III schizophrenics and their siblings.
abstract: Blind to the adult diagnosis, the birth records of 27 patients fulfilling DSM-III criteria for schizophrenia and those of their healthy siblings were examined. A significant excess of obstetric complications was seen in the schizophrenic subjects.
authors.affiliation: Ross Clinic, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Eagles
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bremner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clunie
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Ebmeier
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001719:Birth Certificates; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index