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First-Rank Symptoms of Schneider

A New Perspective?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael R. Trimble
Michael R. Trimble*
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
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Abstract

Based on evidence from patients with epilepsy who develop a schizophrenia-like illness, it is argued that the first-rank symptoms of Schneider are closely related to temporal lobe pathology, particularly in the dominant hemisphere. It is suggested that the first-rank symptoms should be seen as signifiers of temporal lobe pathology, as opposed to being pathognomonic for schizophrenic illness.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 2 , February 1990 , pp. 195 - 200
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990

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