Introduction: the Israeli high-risk study.
The literature on theories of the etiology of schizophrenia (the "nature-nurture dilemma") is reviewed, and the rationale is explicated for a study comparing the development and outcome of kibbutz- and town-reared children of schizophrenic parents. Various possible outcomes of the kibbutz-rearing experience in vulnerable children are discussed. The research team and the time table are described.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D002668:Child Rearing; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004777:Environment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications