Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Hi,Groups, This is from texts book of nursing in USA: P.101 Psychiatric Nursing. Gail W Stuart ,Michle T.Laraia.Mosby,1998. The cause of Schizophrenia is unknown,but,it is widely believed that at least one biological casue exists. ........ The pattern of in herited vulnerability in Schizophrenia probably several genes, which affects the structure and function of the brain.A new hypothesis called trinucleotide repeat amplification -- a Mutation in which a certain stretch of DNA occurs more thean once when genes are copied--could explain some of the differential rates of occurrence of Schizophrenia, even amoung monozygotic twins...... Several brain chemicals have been implicated to the follow, 1. an excess of dopamine. 2.imbalance between dopamine and other neurotransmitters. 3.Problems in the dopamine receptor system.......... Jean ===== -------------------------------- < ¨C¤Ñ³£ ©_¼¯ > www..tw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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