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The concepts of relatives of patients suffering from functional psychoses regarding the causes of the illness were investigated using the same methodological approach as with the patients. Relatives, like patients, favoured psychosocial over biological explanations. However, when compared pairwise the concordance between relatives and patients was very low. Some methodological refinements recommended for further research are proposed.
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Angermeyer, M.C., Klusmann, D. & Walpuski, O. The causes of functional psychoses as seen by patients and their relatives. Eur Arch Psychiatr Neurol Sci 238, 55–61 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00381081
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