A review of the models of schizophrenia: and a putative novel, more unified model

Author

Michael Vogel Bronstein, Washington and Lee University

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

19

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages 47-64

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2014

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a debilitating disease state which causes immense pain to sufferers and to their families. Although some proximate causes of symptoms of the disease have been identified, no ultimate cause has been uncovered which can explain all of the symptoms. This paper presents a novel theory of the ultimate cause of some forms of chronic schizophrenia with the potential to explain many (if not all) symptomologies associated with the disease. In addition to its explanatory power, this putative model may also give rise to new early diagnostic tools and treatments for schizophrenia. After the model is fully explained, suggestions for further research to confirm this model's validity are put forth.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

18 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 19 no. 2 2014

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Bronstein, Michael Vogel (2014) "A review of the models of schizophrenia: and a putative novel, more unified model," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 19: No. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol19/iss2/6