SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR MANIFESTATIONS OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE NEUROSIS IN MONOZYGOTIC TWINS

摘要: Contemporary Japanese psychiatry appears to have straightened up the major problems concerning etiology and treatment of neurosis. There is no influential theory on other than psychogenesis, psychiatrists are likely be enjoying a satisfactory result with various techniques psychotherapy disorder. In past, however, had diverse theories Hereditary disposition was once seen as one important etiological factors. Since genetic studies neurosis did not clarify existence hereditary disposition, has longer been leading hypothesis. One reasons that attracted little attention is, I think, family study pertinent method distinguish environmental factors which may play roles in causation The purpose this paper throw light old problem based upon findings our twins suffering from Table 1 shows types index twin cases concordance discordance their co-twins