Open AccessTHE PRESENCE OF MINOR PHYSICAL ANOMALIES OF A HAND IN PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
Author(s) -
Paula Marinović,
Laura Pavicic,
Nikola Prpic,
Marina Šagud,
Maja Bajs Janović,
Saša Jevtović,
Alma Mihaljević-Peleš
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2022.439
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , psychosis , numerical digit , medical diagnosis , physical examination , physical therapy , psychiatry , surgery , mathematics , arithmetic , pathology
Minor physical anomalies (MPA) are subtle morphological deviations with little to none clinical significance that are developed prenatally and therefore could be an indicator of structural changes in the brain developing at the same time. Aim of this study was to determine whether the MPA of the hand can distinguish psychotic patients from patients with non-psychotic diagnoses as well as from the healthy individuals.