Today we looked at biological explanations for schizophrenia - genetic and biochemical explanations. There is some strong evidence of a genetic component to the disorder, but this is by no means the only story. Adoption studies have attempted to disentangle the effects of nature and nurture so these are particularly interesting - we discussed Kety et al (1984).
We also looked at the dopamine hypothesis - the idea that schizophrenia can be attributed to excess dopamine.
Today's ppt is here.
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