Correlates of psychosis proneness in relatives of schizophrenic patients

J Abnorm Psychol. 1995 May;104(2):390-4. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.104.2.390.

Abstract

The Magical Ideation Scale (MIS), Perceptual Aberration Scale (PABS), Social Anhedonia Scale (SAS), and Physical Anhedonia Scale (PAS) were administered to 98 relatives of schizophrenic patients along with a measure of personality disorders (the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire--Revised). Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that the schizotypal and borderline personality disorder (PD) scales explained significant variance in both the MIS and PABS; the avoidant PD scale also explained significant variance in the PABS. The schizoid, paranoid, and avoidant PD scales explained significant variance in the SAS. Sibling intraclass correlations indicated a significant heritability of 0.62 for the PABS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Family / psychology*
  • Family Health*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Assessment
  • Psychotic Disorders / psychology*
  • Schizophrenia / genetics*
  • Schizophrenic Psychology