Tienari - biological schizophrenic mother with healthy families - 5.8% risk, biological schizophrenic mother with disturbed families - 36.8% risk
'Disturbed' - High EE - suggests that the family types form a part of a diathesis-stress model, triggering the genes to turn on - shows that high EE families act as the stressor
Research support for double-bind theory
Berger - schizophrenics reported higher recall of double-bind statements by their mothers that non-schizophrenics
However, may not be reliable - recall may be affected by schizophrenia
Liem - measured pattern of parental communication in families with schizophrenic child, no difference when compared to normal families
Socially sensitive
Much of the research looks to blame parents for schizophrenia
Recent attempts to shift blame away and focus on helping them instead of blaming them for dysfunction
We should look at more practical and maintain awareness of social sensitivity
