Open AccessFamily History Correlates of Digit Ratio Abnormalities in Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Anjith Divakaran,
Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy,
Sunil V. Kalmady,
Vidya Narayan,
Naren P. Rao,
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.108220
Subject(s) - digit ratio , numerical digit , family history , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , sexual dimorphism , psychosis , psychology , medicine , audiology , psychiatry , arithmetic , mathematics , testosterone (patch)
The differences in digit ratio are proposed to arise due to differential effects of sex steroids on the growth of finger bones. In this study, we sought to examine the sex differences and the influence of family history of psychosis on digit ratio in patients with schizophrenia compared to matched healthy controls (HCs).