title: Maternal representations of patients with schizophrenia as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument.
abstract: Maternal perceptions were assessed, using the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in 19 subjects with schizophrenia, 14 subjects with borderline personality disorder and 15 non-clinical subjects. Subjects with schizophrenia and subjects with borderline personality disorder reported significantly less care and more overprotection than did non-clinical subjects. No significant differences were found in representations by subjects with schizophrenia and subjects with borderline personality disorders. To the extent that the reported negative maternal behaviour gives a true picture of childhood and adolescent experiences, it does not seem to be specific for schizophrenia, but may be one factor in the development of severe mental disorders.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Group Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Helgeland
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torgersen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology