Question

Which types of adoption studies should a nurse recognize as providing useful information for the psychiatric community?

1) Studies in which children with mentally ill biological parents are raised by adoptive parents who were mentally healthy
2) Studies in which children with mentally healthy biological parents are raised by adoptive parents who were mentally ill
3) Studies in which monozygotic twins from mentally ill parents were raised separately by different adoptive parents
4) Studies in which monozygotic twins were raised together by mentally ill biological parents
5) All of the above

Answer 1

The types of adoption studies that provide useful information for the psychiatric community are studies where children with mentally ill biological parents are raised by mentally healthy adoptive parents, and studies where monozygotic twins from mentally ill parents are raised separately by different adoptive parents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Out of the options provided, the adoption studies that should be recognized as providing useful information for the psychiatric community are:

1. Studies in which children with mentally ill biological parents are raised by adoptive parents who were mentally healthy.
2. Studies in which monozygotic twins from mentally ill parents were raised separately by different adoptive parents.

These studies provide valuable insights into the influence of genetics and environment on psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. For example, a study by Tienari and colleagues found that adoptees with high genetic risk for schizophrenia were most likely to develop the disorder if they were raised in disturbed home environments.