Constelação familiar e esquizofrenia

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the association between certain family characteristics and schizophrenia. In order to examine the proposal, 404 schizophrenic patients (201 males and 203 females) from 5 psychiatric hospitals situated in the great metropolitan area of São Paulo were observed. The majority of the patients came from families very poor (85.74%). Over half the patients came from families of 4 to 8 siblings, and the average number of children per mother in those families was significantly higher (6.60) in comparison with the average figure for the population in general (4.65). Regarding the family disruption in about 55% of the cases this factor was present. As to the age of the patients at the family breakup, the majority of the subjects studied ranged from 0 to 3 years of age.

Constelação Familiar E a Promoção Da Economia Do Medo: Mais Uma Das Muitas Formas De Violência Contra a Mulher

“…Ali não é ofertada uma clara definição do que se entende por "constelação familiar". Todavia, o termo nitidamente se refere ao "grupo familiar" dos pacientes hospitalizados, nomeando-se essa abordagem focada nas famílias como "Psicologia do Grupo Familiar" (TEKZIS, 1987).…”