The lateralization of symptoms in schizophrenia
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Vol. 54 (4) , 59-65
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1981.tb01470.x
Abstract
An awareness of symptoms being lateralized was established in almost half of a series of 60 acutely ill schizophrenics and is reported in a further series of 16 patients with this disorder. Case illustrations are given. The symptoms most commonly showing this phenomenon were hypochondriacal delusions and hallucinations, usually of an auditory kind. Possible mechanisms underlying the phenomenon are discussed. Some evidence was found for a difference between the sexes in the direction of lateralization of symptoms.Keywords
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