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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue -, Pages 401-430Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141950
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diathesis-stress; genetic; neurodevelopment
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Decades of research on schizophrenia have not produced major breakthroughs, but gradual progress has been made in identifying risk factors and clarifying the nature of the etiologic process. This article provides an overview of trends in research findings as well as current assumptions about the interplay between environmental and genetic factors in the etiology of schizophrenia. Based on the cumulative findings, it appears that both genetic and prenatal factors can give rise to constitutional vulnerability. Subsequent neuromaturational processes, especially those that occur during adolescence, and exposure to stressful events can trigger the behavioral expression of this vulnerability.
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