Childhood videotaped social and neuromotor precursors of schizophrenia: a prospective investigation.

摘要: Objective: The authors examined videotaped behaviors of children who developed schizophrenia as adults and comparison subjects to disclose possible social neuromotor deficits foreshadowing later development schizophrenia. Method: In 1972, a sample 265 11– 13-year-old Danish were filmed under standardized conditions while they eating lunch. examination was part larger study investigating early signs spectrum disorders. Many the had parent with schizophrenia, leaving them at high risk for developing disorder. 1991, adult psychiatric outcome data obtained 91.3% (N=242). This systematically analyzed videotapes determine whether evidenced greater and/or than did not develop disorder other Results: findings from this suggest that brief footage lunch able discriminate between individuals those not. Specifically, preschizophrenia differences on measures sociability general functioning (among boys) disorders Conclusions: Social specific in adulthood provide further support neurodevelopmental hypothesis