{Schizophrenia and Birthdates (2)}[29th August 1990]

[Redbook7:268][19900829:0026]{Schizophrenia and Birthdates (2)}[29th August 1990]

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[A press-cutting from The Independent for 900827 (letters) inserted here in the ms, headed ‘Causes of schizophrenia’, consisting of a letter from Dr David Hill, Director of MIND** in Camden, London, criticising the findings and conclusions summarised in the press-cutting on p231*, maintains that the true causes of ‘unusual or distressing emotions and behaviour’ are usually psychological, social and economic: ‘Recent research, for instance, reveals that the majority of psychiatric in-patients were sexually or physically abused as children. Similarly, black and Irish people, as well as the unemployed, are labelled “schizophrenic” at rates several times higher than the rest of the population”.]

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*ref [[Redbook7:231][19900823:1402b]{Schizophrenia and Birthdates (1)}[23rd August 1990]] 231

**[A mental health charity]

***{cf [[Redbook7:272][19900830:2335]{Schizophrenia and Birthdates (3)}[30th August 1990],] 272}

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