Family patterns of schizophrenic patients seen in the Philippine General Hospital

Analysis of the family, interactions of 117 cases (52 males, 65 females) of Filipino schizophrenics was made at random. These cases constitute various types of schizophrenia covering the period 1961-1966.It was observed that these schizophrenics come from a turbulent, conclusing family setting characterized by an inadequacy on the part of the parents to fulfill their respective parental roles.