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The British Journal of Psychiatry 129: 350-354 (1976)
© 1976 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Circadian body temperature in chronic schizophrenia

R Morgan and AJ Cheadle

The 24-hour oral temperatures of 51 chronic schizophrenic patients, 19 non-schizophrenic chronic psychiatric patients and 14 non-patients have been measured and compared. The chronic schizophrenias have an ealier peak temperature and differ significantly from the other groups. Compared with the non-schizophrenic patients their hourly mean temperatures reach significantly higher levels in the morning. Compared with the non-patients their mean temperatures fall to significantly lower levels in the evening after 5:00 pm.




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