Schizophrenia is a common complex disorder characterized by psychosis, cognitive
dysfunction and negative symptoms, whose etiology involves interactions between both …

Abstract Purpose of Review We review recent developments on risk factors in
schizophrenia. Recent Findings The way we think about schizophrenia today is profoundly …

Schizophrenia is a devastating mental illness with a strong genetic component that is the
subject of extensive research. Despite the high heritability, it is well recognized that non …

Mental health practitioners used to think in terms of 'visible'environmental risks in relation to
onset and persistence of psychiatric disorders. Stressful life events, obstetric complications …

Genetic factors are clearly important in the etiology of schizophrenia, but the environment in
which an individual's genes find expression is also crucial to the development of the illness …

Schizophrenia is generally thought to arise as a result of interactions between genetic
vulnerability and environmental risk factors. However, research methods to actually …

The genetic contribution to schizophrenia is the most clearly established etiologic factor.
This article briefly reviews the evidence for a genetic influence as well as recent challenges …

The most important risk factor for schizophrenia is a positive family history, but only a
minority of people with schizophrenia have an affected relative and no single gene of large …

Genetic factors make important contributions to the etiologies of schizophrenia. The mode of
familial inheritance remains unknown, but it is highly likely that multiple genes and …

The historical and genetic foundations of our current understanding of schizophrenia are
reviewed, as are the present and future directions for research. Genetic epidemiological …