RT Journal
A1 FISHER S, BOYD I, WALKER D, SHEER D
T1 PArents of schizophrenics, neurotics, and normals
JF A.M.A. Archives of General Psychiatry
JO A.M.A. Archives of General Psychiatry
YR 1959
FD August 1
VO 1
IS 2
SP 149
OP 166
DO 10.1001/archpsyc.1959.03590020045003
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1959.03590020045003
AB Introduction and Purpose 
    Theories concerning the etiology of schizophrenia which emphasize the importance of past socialization experiences usually assign a high degree of direct or indirect significance to parental behavior. That is, most theories which link schizophrenia with the pattern of the patient’s upbringing usually assume that the pattern reflects how his parents dealt with him. It is presumed that the schizophrenic is somehow a product of disturbed and pathological behavior on the part of his parents. Basic to this viewpoint is the idea that parents of schizophrenics are more disorganized and less well adjusted than parents of normals and therefore more likely to expose their children to pathology-producing experiences. Despite the importance of this proposition to the functional approach to schizophrenia, it has not been carefully investigated. One does find studies in the literature7-10,12,13 concerned with evaluating the validity of the proposition. However, most