Posted by noa on October 29, 2000, at 10:36:15
In reply to Schizogenesis Noa's View. more info anyone?? » pullmarine, posted by pullmarine on October 29, 2000, at 1:20:09
That was a prevailing view a long time ago---schizophrenegenic mothering--based on psychdynamic views of the disease. But it has been replaced by a lot of new knowledge about the neurobiology of schizophrenia.
My joke about "carriers" of depression---I guess it could be taken both literally and figuratively. For example, in my family, I probably inherited a predisposition to depression from both parents' families, tho neither of my parents has had depression. So, I came into this world with that vulnerability, and perhaps even in the most wonderful parenting environment, perhaps I would still have had the illness. However, I think that my mother is sort of a figurative "carrier" as well, in that she externalizes all her conflicts--quite critical of others, etc. The mismatch between my sensitivity and her criticalness = serious depression.
But with schizophrenia, I believe the research shows that overwhelmingly, biology overrides environment.
In a recent special issue of Newsweek, there was an article about how innate temperament in infants precipitated maladaptive parenting behaviors in otherwise capable parents, causing a pattern of interactions that escalates the problems the babies were born with in the first place. So, the influence is bidirectional.
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