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Neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia

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Owen, Michael J., O'Donovan, Michael C., Thapar, Anita, Craddock, Nicholas·2011·British Journal of Psychiatry

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Summary: The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia provided a valuable framework that allowed a condition that usually presents with frank disorder in adolescence or early adulthood to be understood at least in part as a consequence of events occurring early in development. However, the implications of the neurodevelopmental hypothesis for nosological conceptions of the disorder can only now be fully appreciated. Recent research indicates genetic overlap between schizophrenia and syndromes in which psychopathology is manifest in childhood and that are often grouped together as ‘neurodevelopmental disorders' such as autism-spectrum disorders, intellectual disability and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. These findings challenge the aetiological basis of current diagnostic categories and, together with evidence for frequent comorbidity, suggest that we should view the functional psychoses as members of a group of related and overlapping syndromes that result in part from a combination of genetic and environmental effects on brain development and that are associated with specific and general impairments of cognitive function. This has important implications for future research and for the configuration of psychiatric services.

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Authors
Owen, M. J., O'Donovan, M. C., Thapar, A., & Craddock, N.
Affiliations
Cardiff University (GB)
Corresponding author
Owen, Michael J.
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2011-03
Volume
198
Issue
3
Pages
173-175
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2046645276
Cited by
500
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
24.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (076113)
  • Cardiff University
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, genetic overlap, comorbidities, functional psychoses, brain development, cognitive impairment, disease classification, etiology, mental health services
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Brain, Humans, Male, Intellectual Disability, Schizophrenia, Syndrome, Comorbidity, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Young Adult

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