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A Study of Eye-Contact Changes in Depressed and Recovered Psychiatric Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Mary K. Hinchliffe ,
Meredith Lancashire  and
F. J. Roberts
Mary K. Hinchliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol, 21, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol
Meredith Lancashire
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol, 21, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol
F. J. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol, 21, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol
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Eye-contact is a prominent Non-verbal cue in any Dyadic interaction and can be easily observed and measured. Argyle (1969) has postulated a relationship with Intimacy and Distance, Kendon (1967) described its expressive and regulatory function in conversation and Exline et al. (1965 and 1967) have related it to other variables, e.g. sex, dependency and affiliative needs.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 549 , August 1971 , pp. 213 - 215
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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