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In recent studies the relation between the birth order and psychopathology of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorder has been discussed .So far ,no exact relation between the above mentioned case has not been obtained due to the intricate and extensive role of the number of family members or the order of birth in development of diseases.
The Purpose of this study is to investigate the relation of schizophrenia ,mood disorder and the birth order of patients. The present research has been carried out on 509 patients hospitalized in pschiatric center of Mirza Koochik in 1370 -1 (1-991-2) Using the diagnostic criterion of DSM -III-R, 126 patients were with schizophrenia ,169 with mood disorder (dipolar)and severe depression and 214 casses with other psychotic disorders. Statistical study showed that there was no significant correlation between the birth order and schizophrenia and mood disorder.Statistical test used in this research is chi-square(x2) and the probability rate has been determined for the significance of P<0.05.
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Special Received: 2019/03/10 | Accepted: 2019/03/10 | Published: 2019/03/10