Holding blame at bay Gene talk in family members accounts of schizophrenia aetiology

BioSocieties

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-293

  Callard, Felicity ^a   Rose, Diana ^b   Hanif, Emma Louise ^b   Quigley, Jody ^c   Greenwood, Kathryn ^d   Wykes, Til ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotion; family; genetics; inheritance; mothers; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867945372     PISSN: 17458552     EISSN: 17458560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/biosoc.2012.12     Document Type: Article

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