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Genetics of schizophrenia and the impact of neuropsychology

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Search for the Causes of Schizophrenia

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As evidenced by a bulk 0of twin and family studies schizophrenia is clearly a genetically influenced disorder, with more than 50% of the etiological variance being due to genetic variation. This genetic diathesis has to be considered together with the preferential onset of the disorder in late adolescence and early adulthood, and the severe associated disability and impairment. On this basis a decline of prevalence over time in all populations has been proposed but not observed; this constellation is called the “paradox of schizophrenia”.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    W. Maier, M. Wagner & S. G. Schwab

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

    P. Falkai

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  1. Department and Institute of Psychiatry - Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 3671, 05403-010, São Paulo - SP, Brazil

    Wagner F. Gattaz M.D. (Full Professor of Psychiatry & Director of the Laboratory of Neuroscience) (Full Professor of Psychiatry & Director of the Laboratory of Neuroscience)

  2. University of Heidelberg, 122120, 68072, Mannheim, Germany

    Heinz Häfner (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head) (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head)

  3. Central Institute of Mental Health, 122120, 68072, Mannheim, Germany

    Heinz Häfner (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head) (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head)

  4. Schizophrenia Research Unit, 122120, 68072, Mannheim, Germany

    Heinz Häfner (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head) (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head)

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Maier, W., Wagner, M., Falkai, P., Schwab, S.G. (2004). Genetics of schizophrenia and the impact of neuropsychology. In: Gattaz, W.F., Häfner, H. (eds) Search for the Causes of Schizophrenia. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1953-4_18

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