Schizophrenia (was: Good at Math(s)

[Milz]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
<catlady at w...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., blpurdom at y... wrote:
> > 
> > I don't know how much credence to give this, but I once read an 
> > article that proposed that schizophrenia can be triggered in 
> > susceptible candidates by the mother having a baby less than 18 
> > months after a previous baby (it is the earlier baby that somehow 
> > develops the schizophrenia).  Something about the first baby not 
> > being ready to separate from the mother at that point, while she 
> > has to go off and care for the new baby.  
> 
> I've never heard that, altho' I have read articles claiming that 
> schizophrenia can be triggered in susceptible candidates by 
> economic downturns. 
> 
> > Don't know if the older baby has to be first in the family or 
not. 
> > If not, this would presumably make Ron a candidate to develop 
> > schizophrenia...
> 
> Only if he's susceptible to it. The only causes of 
> susceptibility to schizophrenia that I remember off-hand 
> are 1) hereditary, and 2) if the mother had the flu during second 
> trimester of pregnancy.

Here's a link to "causes". 
http://www.mensana.org/Mental/Schizo/Cause_of_Schizophrenia.html

But even the "causes" haven't been definitively been proven. BTW, 
Harry qualifies for at least two of the "causes": traumatic childhood 
experiences/poor parenting and stress. 

Milz