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Chronaximetric Studies in Catatonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

S. L. Last  and
Rolf Ström-Olsen
S. L. Last
Affiliation:
County Mental Hospital, Berry Wood, Northampton
Rolf Ström-Olsen
Affiliation:
Runwell Hospital, Essex
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One of the greatest problems facing the psychiatrist of to-day is the ætiology of schizophrenia, particularly that of the catatonic variety. Our ignorance in this respect is reflected by the number of hypotheses which have been put forward by the various schools of thought. It would be a task beyond the scope of this paper to attempt to summarize or criticize these theories, but for the sake of clarity a brief survey may here be made. The ætiological hypotheses fall into three main groups:

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Part I.—Introduction
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 82 , Issue 341 , November 1936 , pp. 763 - 772
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1936 

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