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Barbara Fish and a Short History of the Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
Assen Jablensky1, Thomas F McNeil2,3, Vera A Morgan1,3
1Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
Abstract:
The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia has become a paradigm broadly accepted in today's research in schizophrenia and its spectrum. This article traces the historical development of the neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia up until the time of its explicit formulation in 1987, by Weinberger and by Murray and Lewis, with a main focus on the seminal contribution of Barbara Fish to its conception and elaboration.
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