Title
Medical comorbidity and schizophrenia: editors' introduction.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1996
Abstract
Schizophrenia is a heavily biologically determined psychiatric disorder with unequivocal evidence for a major genetic component in its transmission. In addition to its genetic determination, schizophrenia is also associated with increased morbidity and mortality with illness and suffering and with death rates that are higher than would be expected. One of the intriguing possibilities is that there may be some biological link between genetic predisposition to schizophrenia and to other medical diseases. This research on medical comorbidity, originally presented at the Tenth Annual Pennsylvania Conference on Schizophrenia at Norristown State Hospital, requires further research and understanding.
Publication Title
Schizophrenia bulletin
Volume
22
Issue
3
First Page
411
Last Page
412
Recommended Citation
Josiassen, R., & Schindler, B. (1996). Medical comorbidity and schizophrenia: editors' introduction.. Schizophrenia bulletin, 22 (3), 411-412. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/22.3.411