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Homogamy in Intellectual Abilities: An Abnormal Case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. E. May  and
D. Childs
A. E. May
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Mendip Hospital, Wells
D. Childs
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Mendip Hospital, Wells
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A woman was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Feeling increasingly depressed she had made a suicidal attempt. Besides somatic complaints, she related friction with her husband. The latter reported her as being inadequate at coping with their children, with general domestic chores or with entertaining his business friends. The woman's full scale I.Q. on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale was found to be 73, in the borderline subnormal range.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 120 , Issue 559 , June 1972 , pp. 623 - 624
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1972 

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