A PSYCHIATRIC STUDY OF PATIENTS MANIFESTING DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA

EDWARD G. BILLINGS and ABE RAVINAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 97, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.5.1116

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1. Nine affected and two unaffected members of five families in which dystrophia myotonica has occurred were studied psychiatrically in conjunction with other detailed clinical and research investigations at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

2. The literature dealing with the personality reactions associated with the disorder is reviewed, and

3. The results of the study, which included a history of personality development and activity, mental status, physical and neurological examinations, intelligence testing, tests for thinking disabilities and the Rorschach experiment, are reported and an attempt at interpreting them is made.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 97 • Number 5 • March 1941

Pages: 1116 - 1134

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Published in print: March 1941

Published online: 1 April 2006

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EDWARD G. BILLINGS

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ABE RAVIN

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The Psychiatric Liaison Department which is the division of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Hospitals.

The Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Hospitals.

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A PSYCHIATRIC STUDY OF PATIENTS MANIFESTING DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA

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