Causes of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and related illnesses Illnesses like schizophrenia bring untold misery to sufferers and their families. The suffering is magnified because of the unique stigma attached to these illnesses. Unlike other illnesses, it marks not only afflicted individuals, but also their relatives. For example the concept of the "schizophrenogenic mother" was rife till recently. Such suffering is unnecessary and probably arises from fear bred by ignorance. Our primary aim - search for …
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…results which are undisputed, we will need to screen hundreds of families. Therefore, we have established collaborations with other scientists t Cleveland, Ohio, Stockholm, Sweden, and New Delhi, India. Nearer home, we have spoken to dozens of clinicians in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. At present, we have a central clinical resource at Pittsburgh, with satellite centers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Delhi, India. Our laboratories are located at the University of Pittsburgh.