Minor Physical Anomalies in Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

The Waldrop Physical Anomaly Scale was used to assess the prevalence of minor physical anomalies in three groups: schizophrenia patients (n = 118), patients with mood disorders (n = 33), and normal controls (n = 31). Patients with schizophrenia had significantly more anomalies than controls. Patient...

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Published in:Schizophrenia bulletin 1993, Vol.19 (3), p.551-556
Main Authors: Lohr, James B., Flynn, Kirsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple - psychology
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affective Disorders
Affective Disorders, Psychotic - diagnosis
Affective Disorders, Psychotic - psychology
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Damage, Chronic - diagnosis
Brain Damage, Chronic - psychology
Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - diagnosis
Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced - psychology
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Physical Disorders
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Summary:The Waldrop Physical Anomaly Scale was used to assess the prevalence of minor physical anomalies in three groups: schizophrenia patients (n = 118), patients with mood disorders (n = 33), and normal controls (n = 31). Patients with schizophrenia had significantly more anomalies than controls. Patients with mood disorders did not have significantly different anomaly scores than schizophrenia patients or controls. Patients with tardive dyskinesia (TD) had significantly more anomalies than those without TD. Physical anomalies in the schizophrenia group were not found to be related to severity of psychopathology, age of onset, positive or negative schizophrenic symptoms, or socioeconomic status.
ISSN:0586-7614
1745-1701
DOI:10.1093/schbul/19.3.551