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An Investigation into the Physical Characteristics of the Skin in Some Types of Psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

P. B. Mumford  and
L. C. F. Chevens
P. B. Mumford
Affiliation:
Manchester Royal Infirmary
L. C. F. Chevens
Affiliation:
Parkside Mental Hospital, Macclesfield, Cheshire
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Extract

A survey of the literature regarding the more obvious variations in the physical characteristics of the skin to be found in the mentally deranged, reveals a considerable divergence of opinion as to their degree and associations. Consequently the following investigation was undertaken with an open mind.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 78 , Issue 321 , April 1932 , pp. 342 - 352
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1932 

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