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Depersonalization in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Organic Psychoses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. C. Kenna
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Manchester Royal Infirmary
G. Sedman
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Manchester Royal Infirmary

Extract

It has been shown that in depressive states (Sedman and Reed, 1963) and in schizophrenia (Sedman and Kenna, 1963) there is an association between the occurrence of depersonalization, a premorbid insecure personality and depression of mood.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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