seem that some Freudians believed schizophenia was a mental rather than physical disorder
The last point in the abstract at cupholder’s link seems strikingly defensive to me:
8. The genetic theory of schizophrenia does not invalidate any psychological theories of a descriptive or analytical nature. It is equally compatible with the psychiatric concept that schizophrenia can be prevented as well as cured.
The last point in the abstract at cupholder’s link seems strikingly defensive to me: