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Schizoaffective and Other Atypical Psychoses: The Genetical Aspect

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Schizoaffective Psychoses

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Diagnostic usage has changed over the years, and this is particular true with respect to the atypical psychoses. The diagnosis “atypical psychosis” used to be made by exclusion. The label was attached to clinical pictures that did not fit into any of the standard categories of endogenous, reactive, or organic psychoses, or it was given to schizophrenias not fitting the Kraepelinian definition, especially with regard to the criterion of poor outcome. This diagnosis used to be rare.

In honor of Professor K. Leonhard.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Kraepelinstraße 2, 8000, München 40, Germany

    E. Zerbin-Rüdin

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  1. Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-5300, Bonn 1, Germany

    Andreas Marneros

  2. Harvard Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Brockton/West Roxbury VA Medical Center, 940 Belmont Street, 02401, Brockton, MA, USA

    Ming T. Tsuang M. D., Ph. D., D. Sc. (Professor and Director of Psychiatric Epidemiology) (Professor and Director of Psychiatric Epidemiology)

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Zerbin-Rüdin, E. (1986). Schizoaffective and Other Atypical Psychoses: The Genetical Aspect. In: Marneros, A., Tsuang, M.T. (eds) Schizoaffective Psychoses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71443-6_16

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