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In continuation of a previous paper (Bull. Math. Biophysics,26, 167–185, 1964) simple equations are derived for the rate of development of schizophrenia as a function of some psychobiological parameters of the individual and of an index which characterizes the frequency of traumatic experiences of the individual. A clue to the understanding of why schizophrenia is more likely to develop at an early adult age is thus provided.
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— 1964. “A Neurobiophysical Model of Schizophrenias and of their Possible Treatment.”Bull. Math. Biophysics,26, 167–185.
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Formerly of the Committee on Mathematical Biology, The University of Chicago.
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Rashevsky, N. Some possible quantitative aspects of a neurophysiological model of schizophrenias. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 27, 21–26 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476465
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476465