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Positive Spiking: A Double-Blind Control Study on Its Significance in Behavior Disorders, Both Diagnostically and Therapeutically

CORNELIUS BOELHOUWER, CHARLES E. HENRY, and BERNARD C. GLUECK, JR.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.4.473

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To examine the diagnostic and therapeutic significance of the EEG pattern called 14 and 6 per second positive spiking, when it occurs in patients with behavior disorders, the authors studied 78 adolescent and young adult inpatients. Although they did find some support for their hypothesis that positive spiking might be regarded as a neurophysiological handicap which varies as a function of the patient's environment, they conclude that further investigation is warranted.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 4 • October 1968

Pages: 473 - 481

PubMed: 4886101

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Published in print: October 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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CORNELIUS BOELHOUWER

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CHARLES E. HENRY

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BERNARD C. GLUECK, JR.

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Director of the EEG laboratory, Institute of Living, 400 Washington St., Hartford, Conn. 06106

Director of the EEG laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Director of research, Institute of Living

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Positive Spiking: A Double-Blind Control Study on Its Significance in Behavior Disorders, Both Diagnostically and Therapeutically

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