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Theory of Schizophrenia: Comments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Einar Kringlen
Einar Kringlen*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Vinderen, Oslo 3, Norway
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Abstract

Since Gregory Bateson and his co-workers presented their double-blind theory of the aetiology of schizophrenia in the 1950s, no grand comprehensive theory of the disorder has appeared. The double-blind theory was never accepted by the worldwide psychiatric community, and empirical research during the 1970s gave no support to it. In recent years, psychiatrists have focused attention on limited aspects of the illness, and mini-theories have flourished, but this tendency has been typical for the social sciences in general. Therefore, it is refreshing to have two attempts to integrate biological, psychological, and social viewpoints. But have these succeeded?

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue S23: Integrated Approach to Schizophrenia , April 1994 , pp. 62 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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