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Schizophrenia and drastic changes in hairstyle
Author(s) -
Campo J. M. L. G. Á.,
Merckelbach H. L. G. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.106.s413.1_136.x
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , psychiatry , psychosis , phenomenology (philosophy) , clinical psychology , medicine , epistemology , philosophy
The current study evaluated whether drastic changes in hairstyle are associated with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. In a sample of 286 hospitalized psychiatric patients, it was found that manipulation of hairstyle is more frequently seen in schizophrenic or schizophreni‐form patients than in other diagnostic subgroups. Furthermore, the data suggest that there is a specific connection between schizophrenia of the disorganized type and drastic changes in hairstyle. The role of these changes in the phenomenology of schizophrenia is discussed.