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Impaired Cerebral Dominance and Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

V. B. Chaugule  and
R. S. Master
V. B. Chaugule
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital
R. S. Master
Affiliation:
B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune, India
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Summary

A total of 150 psychiatric patients—schizophrenics, affective psychotics and neurotics—were compared with 150 normal controls for handedness. Schizophrenics were significantly more likely to be non-dextrals (i.e. not completely right handed) than controls. Affective psychotics and neurotics were not significantly different from controls.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 1 , July 1981 , pp. 23 - 24
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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