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Hand and Eye Dominance in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

H. G. Oddy  and
T. J. Lobstein
H. G. Oddy
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX
T. J. Lobstein
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX
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Venables (1969) has suggested that a disturbance of lateral balance might be found in schizophrenia. Since this balance may be reflected in the hand dominance shown by the individual an investigation into the handedness of schizophrenics was carried out.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 120 , Issue 556 , March 1972 , pp. 331 - 332
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1972 

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