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Multiple Personality—An Objective Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Kim Larmore ,
Arnold M. Ludwig  and
Rolene L. Cain
Kim Larmore
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky Medical School, Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
Arnold M. Ludwig
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky Medical School
Rolene L. Cain
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky Medical School
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Summary

A case of multiple personality is presented and described. Psychological and neurophysiological parameters obtained on the personalities are evaluated. Major differences between the personalities in the processing of sensory information (augmenting-reducing parameter) are discussed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 131 , Issue 1 , July 1977 , pp. 35 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1977 

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