Toward an Integrated Theory of Schizotaxia, Schizotypy, and Schizophrenia

1990/03/01 by Paul E. Meehl · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · #Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies #Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) #Psychology #Schizotypy #Prologue #Covariance #Psychosis #Cognitive psychology #Developmental psychology #Psychiatry #Statistics

paper · doi:10.1521/pedi.1990.4.1.1

openalex publication_date 1990/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Methodological Prologue, 1 Taking a Fresh Look, 4 The Ubiquitous CNS Anomaly Approach, 14 Derivation of Main Signs and Symptoms, 25 Genetic Considerations, 35 How to Test the Dominant Gene Schizotaxia Theory, 42 Heterogeneity and Genophenocopies, 50 Taxometric Analysis of Data, 53 An c71 Nuisance Covariance, 72 Two Types of Schizophrenia, 76 Biotropes and Sociotropes, 83 Predictions, 88 Summary, 91 References, 92

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• Taxometric Analysis: II. Detecting Taxonicity Using Covariance of Two Quantitative Indicators in Successive Intervals of a Third Indicator (Maxcov Procedure)
• Paul E. Meehl [wikipedia]