THE IMPACT OF FAMILIAL LOADING ON GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AGE AT ONSET OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

Authors
ALBUS M SCHERER J HUEBER S LECHLEUTHNER T KRAUS G ZAUSINGER S BURKES S
Citation
M. Albus et al., THE IMPACT OF FAMILIAL LOADING ON GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AGE AT ONSET OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 89(2), 1994, pp. 132-134
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
0001690X
Volume
89
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
132 - 134
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-690X(1994)89:2<132:TIOFLO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
To evaluate the impact of familial loading and gender on age at onset, 197 schizophrenic patients were investigated. Patients with familial loading had an earlier age at onset without gender differences. In con trast, an earlier age at onset for men was found in sporadic cases. Th ese data support that both gender and familial loading contribute to t he heterogeneity of schizophrenia.