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Parental Representations of Schizophrenics and their Association with Onset and Course of Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Gordon Parker ,
Michael Fairley ,
Jim Greenwood ,
Stephen Jurd  and
Derrick Silove
Gordon Parker
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Rozelle, NSW 2039, Australia
Michael Fairley
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Registrar, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord
Jim Greenwood
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Registrar, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
Stephen Jurd
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Registrar, Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde
Derrick Silove
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Registrar, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney
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Summary

The view that schizophrenics have been exposed to a parental style of low care and overprotection was assessed in a case-control study of 72 schizophrenics using the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) which measures perceived parental characteristics. Those who assigned one or both parents to the low care/overprotection group had an earlier age of initial hospitalization, and in nine months following hospital discharge were more likely to be readmitted. The PBI is a simple measure capable of predicting schizophrenic relapse.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 6 , December 1982 , pp. 573 - 581
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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