Strauss J S, Carpenter W T
Schizophr Bull. 1983;9(1):7-10. doi: 10.1093/schbul/9.1.7.
One of the main questions related to schizophrenia is, naturally enough, what is it? Such a question may seem obvious, naive, impossible, or any combination of these. And certainly it is a bit demanding to expect that anyone could say what schizophrenia is in 1,000 words. On the other hand, we felt that it was worth the effort. We hope that presenting these brief discussions on "what is schizophrenia" by persons who have worked extensively in the field will allow the reader to note areas of overlap and disagreement as well as variations in emphasis. Although no one may yet be able to provide the definitive answer, at least this collection of informed opinions may help clarify the major questions. The essays by John S. Strauss and William T. Carpenter, Jr. are the third in this series. Further collections of these statements will be presented in subsequent issues. Readers' responses and comments are cordially invited.
自然而然地，与精神分裂症相关的一个主要问题就是：它是什么？这样一个问题可能看似显而易见、幼稚、毫无头绪，或者是这些情况的任意组合。当然，期望任何人能用1000字说出精神分裂症是什么，这有点苛求。另一方面，我们觉得值得一试。我们希望由在该领域有广泛工作经验的人士就“什么是精神分裂症”进行这些简短讨论，能让读者注意到观点的重叠与分歧之处，以及侧重点的不同。虽然或许还没有人能够给出定论，但至少这些见多识广的观点集可能有助于阐明主要问题。约翰·S·施特劳斯和小威廉·T·卡彭特所写的文章是该系列的第三篇。后续各期将刊载这些观点的更多集合。诚挚欢迎读者来信回应与发表评论。
