Schmid, Rita and Moebus, Claudia and Spiessl, Hermann (2006) Paranoid schizophrenia in monozygotic twins - From caregiver to patient affected. PSYCHIATRISCHE PRAXIS, 33 (8). pp. 395-397. ISSN 0303-4259,
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Objective: The aim of this case study is to show how a monozygotic twin perceives the schizophrenic disorder of his twin brother and how these experiences affect his own handling and coping after the beginning of his own schizophrenic disorder. Patient: A 46-year-old patient with a first episode of schizophrenia who took care of his twin brother with a disease history of 25 years of schizophrenia. Results: In this case the little knowledge the patient had of his schizophrenic disorder and his lasting lack accessing his illness in the context of a defensive mechanism were striking. Concurrently, the patient overestimated his loading capacity. Conclusions: A long time of caregiving of a schizophrenic twin brother does not necessarily facilitate the coping with a schizophrenic illness of one's own. Defensive mechanisms could inhibit the implementation of constructive coping strategies with the illness.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MENTALLY-ILL; SIBLINGS; RELATIVES; SYMPTOMS; DISTRESS; BURDEN; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2021 08:11 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2021 08:11 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/33842 |
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