Table 5 Illustrations of “Predisposing life events”, by different clinicians (1 and 2), both matched (patient X) and mismatched (patient Y)

Patient X Clinician 1:

Mostly attached to the mother. The father was authoritarian, somewhat remote, but shared many interests and activities with the patient. A stable, secure childhood.

Patient X Clinician 2:

Grew up in a family with few open conflicts, but father’s authoritarian style seems to have affected the rest of the family.

Patient Y Clinician 1:

Conflicted relationship to a harsh, authoritarian father. A younger brother had a closer relationship to the father. Mother was gentle and flexible and defended the children against the father. Mother became ill and the patient moved to relatives for 6 months when he was 2 years old.