An Anthropometric Comparison of Psychiatric Patients and their Siblings
- 1 April 1969
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 115 (521) , 435-442
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.115.521.435
Abstract
For a long time it has been thought that deviations from the average in certain body measurements might be associated with an increased expectation of mental illness. The features to attract most interest have been size, linearity, and masculinity.Keywords
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