Lewine R R
Schizophr Bull. 1979;5(1):4-7. doi: 10.1093/schbul/5.1.4.
A critique is offered of Samuels' article suggesting that reported sex differences in concordance rates for schizophrenia are either methodological artifacts or a function of sociological processes. Evidence of sex differences in age of onset, clinical expression, concordance rates among primary relatives, and premorbid competence is cited. Finally, it is concluded that sex differences in schizophrenia offer important clues to the development of the disorder and should be considered in future theories of schizophrenia.
有人对塞缪尔斯的文章进行了批判，认为所报道的精神分裂症一致性率方面的性别差异要么是方法学上的人为现象，要么是社会学过程的一种作用。文中引用了在发病年龄、临床表现、一级亲属中的一致性率以及病前能力方面存在性别差异的证据。最后得出结论，精神分裂症中的性别差异为该疾病的发展提供了重要线索，在未来的精神分裂症理论中应予以考虑。
