... , obstetric complications, and neurodevelopmental deficits. Although this research is moving forward, prospective studies have only recently been established; therefore, investigators have been hindered by the difficulties related to retroactive data assessment. This paper reveals some of the areas in which conflicting research has resulted and the attempts researchers have made to overcome these conflicts. In addition, the recent hypothesis of three ... of these areas and the issues being debated within each area. Attempts made to synthesize or merge the research will be described in ea...

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... , obstetric complications, and neurodevelopmental deficits. Although this research is moving forward, prospective studies have only recently been established; therefore, investigators have been hindered by the difficulties related to retroactive data assessment. This paper reveals some of the areas in which conflicting research has resulted and the attempts researchers have made to overcome these conflicts. In addition, the recent hypothesis of three ... of these areas and the issues being debated within each area. Attempts made to synthesize or merge the research will be described in ea...

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... to the heredity/environment issue, those who support the genetic view believe that the environmental explanation takes the wrong approach, for "if they had thought of environment in terms of diet or infection instead of allocating blame they would surely have been closer to the truth" (Hemmings, 1989). These studies indicate that schizophrenia has some hereditary-genetic basis, but the exact ... ...

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... (Schaeffer 541). This same study also investigated alternative methods of treatment, and found that vitamin supplementation, biofeedback, and acupressure were not very effective, but a combination of daily massage, change in diet, chamomile herbal drops, and sacrocranial work proved to be very effective in at least one case (Schaeffer 542). Childhood-onset schizophrenia is certainly an unfortunate and often debilitating disorder, but ... ...

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