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Physique, Personality and Mental Illness in Southern Chinese Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

K. Singer ,
F. Lieh-Mak  and
M. L. Ng
K. Singer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
F. Lieh-Mak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
M. L. Ng
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
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Summary

A number of anthropometric measurements were made on Southern Chinese women. These were 317 schizophrenics, 44 with affective disorder, 47 neurotics and normal controls. All groups and sub-groups compared were matched for mean age and socio-economic status. It was found that the intercorrelations between body build, personality and type of mental illness were on the whole similar to those reported for Caucasians.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 129 , Issue 3 , September 1976 , pp. 243 - 247
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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