Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia

Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia

The records of a consecutive series of 100 schizophrenics were examined for any mention of body image disorders. These were present in 45 patients, the most common varieties being anomalous bodily experiences. The pattern of these was then compared with the sorts of body image disorders which occur...

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Main Author: J. Cutting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1989-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1989-2401
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spelling doaj-60c49035633e46638a8e93fb7c6099032021-07-02T07:22:54ZengHindawi LimitedBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85841989-01-012420121010.3233/BEN-1989-2401Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and SchizophreniaJ. Cutting0Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX, UKThe records of a consecutive series of 100 schizophrenics were examined for any mention of body image disorders. These were present in 45 patients, the most common varieties being anomalous bodily experiences. The pattern of these was then compared with the sorts of body image disorders which occur in patients with left hemisphere lesions and in those with right hemisphere lesions. Schizophrenic body image disorders resembled those seen with right-sided lesions much more than they did those occurring following left-sided damage. This result is discussed in relationship to theories of hemisphere imbalance in schizophrenia.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1989-2401
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title Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia
title_short Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia
title_full Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia
title_fullStr Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia
title_full_unstemmed Body Image Disorders: Comparison between Unilateral Hemisphere Damage and Schizophrenia
title_sort body image disorders: comparison between unilateral hemisphere damage and schizophrenia
publisher Hindawi Limited
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publishDate 1989-01-01
description The records of a consecutive series of 100 schizophrenics were examined for any mention of body image disorders. These were present in 45 patients, the most common varieties being anomalous bodily experiences. The pattern of these was then compared with the sorts of body image disorders which occur in patients with left hemisphere lesions and in those with right hemisphere lesions. Schizophrenic body image disorders resembled those seen with right-sided lesions much more than they did those occurring following left-sided damage. This result is discussed in relationship to theories of hemisphere imbalance in schizophrenia.
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