Gottesman

Question 1

What is the aim of Gottesman?

Answer 1

to investigate the genetic inheritance of mental illnesses and the heritability risk of offspring

Question 2

What is the sample?

Answer 2

2.6 million people from Denmark

Question 3

evaluate the sample

Answer 3

strengths:
large = representative and generalisable (population validity)
weaknesses:
culture bias = lack population validity = ethnocentric

Question 4

What are the two registers used?

Answer 4

1. Danish Civil Registration System
2. Danish Psychiatric Inpatient Facility

Question 5

What is the purpose of the Danish Civil Registration System?

Answer 5

to give information on parents and offspring

Question 6

What is the purpose of the Danish Psychiatric Inpatient Facility?

Answer 6

history of psychiatric institutionalisation

Question 7

What classification system was used by Gottesman?

Answer 7

ICD-8 and ICD-10

Question 8

What are some key results about schizophrenia?

Answer 8

• chance with both parents = 27%
• chance with one parent = 7%
• chance with no parents = 0.9%

Question 9

What are some key results about bipolar?

Answer 9

• chance with both parents = 25%
• chance with one parent = 4 %
• chance with no parents = 0.5 %

Question 10

What are the strengths of this study?

Answer 10

• confidentiality
• replicable = reliable
• population validity

Question 11

What are the weaknesses of this study?

Answer 11

lacked informed consent and PFH issues