title: Differences in Handwritings of Schizophrenia Patients and Examination of the Change after Treatment.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the differences between the handwritings of schizophrenia patients and healthy subjects in addition to the changes that occurred in schizophrenia patients' handwriting in response to the treatment. The test subjects were 29 schizophrenia patients and 29 healthy individuals with the same age, gender, and dominant hand. The changes in the handwritings were examined according to 14 different parameters. On the day of admittance, the percentage of extra letters was 16.7%, and after 7-10 days of hospitalization, it rose to 33.3%. The percentage of skipped words decreased from 29.2% to 16.7% after 7-10 days of hospitalization, and to 10% after 3 weeks. The letters written by schizophrenia patients are significantly larger in height and width compared to the control group. The schizophrenia patients showed a higher incidence of crossed-out letters, adding extra words, missing punctuation as well as missing words.
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: İlhami
authors: İ
authors: Kömür
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Ahmet Selçuk
authors: AS
authors: Gürler
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Bünyamin
authors: B
authors: Başpınar
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Esat
authors: E
authors: Şahin
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Muhammet Nabi
authors: MN
authors: Kantarcı
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Cerrahpasa 34098 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Emül
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Eyüp
authors: E
authors: Kandemir
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Hacı Mehmet
authors: HM
authors: Akın
authors: The Council of Forensic Medicine, The Ministry of Justice, Cobancesme, Kımız Sokak, 34196 Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey.|Istanbul University Forensic Medicine Institute, Cerrahpasa 34098 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Hüseyin Bülent
authors: HB
authors: Üner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006236:Handwriting; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012984:Software
keywords: forensic science; handwriting; psychiatry; questioned document; schizophrenia; treatment