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To what extent is schizophrenia a biological disorder?
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To what extent is schizophrenia a biological disorder? As well as the biological approaches there are physiological, psychological and environmental explanations. New theories of schizophrenia are constantly being developed each having their own advantages and disadvantages. How do we know however, which one is correct? The biological explanation suggests that schizophrenia is produced by an unfortunate combination of genes or is due to physical problems in the brain. Researchers favouring the biological explanation look at genetic factors, brain structure and biochemical explanations. Many researchers would suggest that the debate over whether schizophrenia is passed down through genetics is no longer a matter of controversy. The key point now, is to what extent genetic factors have in schizophrenia, it could in fact be a combination of many points. To begin studying schizophrenia and its biological aspect we must first look at blood relatives. There is much evidence to suggest that if a...
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