Impaired cerebral dominance and schizophrenia.
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.
D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology