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A Study of the Immunologic and Allergic Responsiveness of Chronic Schizophrenics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Allen E. Hussar ,
John L. Cradle  and
Sam M. Beiser
Allen E. Hussar
Affiliation:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Veterans Administration Hospital, Montrose, New York, U.S.A.
John L. Cradle
Affiliation:
Biochemical Research Laboratory, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Veterans Administration Hospital, Montrose, New York, U.S.A.
Sam M. Beiser
Affiliation:
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
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Schizophrenic patients are referred to frequently as immunologically incompetent or poor antibody responders. However, if the literature comparing the response of immunized chronic schizophrenics with non-schizophrenic controls is examined, contradictory results may be found (1). Development of allergic responsiveness in schizophrenics as compared to control subjects was also studied with controversial results (4, 2). No studies have been reported in which the antibody response of schizophrenic patients was measured quantitatively simultaneously with the development of an allergic skin reaction following sensitization.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 118 , Issue 542 , January 1971 , pp. 91 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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