Toward an Integrated Theory of Schizotaxia, Schizotypy, and Schizophrenia
Journal of Personality DisordersPublished 1 March 1990
Paul E. Meehl
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Methodological Prologue, 1 Taking a Fresh Look, 4 The Ubiquitous CNS Anomaly Approach, 14 Derivation of Main Signs and Symptoms, 25 Genetic Considerations, 35 How to Test the Dominant Gene Schizotaxia Theory, 42 Heterogeneity and Genophenocopies, 50 Taxometric Analysis of Data, 53 An c71 Nuisance Covariance, 72 Two Types of Schizophrenia, 76 Biotropes and Sociotropes, 83 Predictions, 88 Summary, 91 References, 92
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