A family history study of schizophrenia-related personality disorders.
This study examined whether the family history method can be used to detect cases of schizophrenia-related personality disorder in the families of schizophrenic patients. After proposing specific family history criteria for this diagnosis, the authors applied these criteria in a blind family history study and found that schizophrenia-related personality disorders were significantly more common in the first-degree relatives of schizophrenic patients than in the relatives of medically ill controls.
D000328:Adult; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010260:Paranoid Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012557:Schizoid Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics*; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*