5 papers in the library · 14 citations · publishing 1964-1970
British Journal of Psychiatry July 1, 1970 G. Sedman
Introduction There have been many theories put forward to explain the not uncommon symptoms of depersonalization. They were aptly summarized by Ackner (1954) in the following way. There are theories which regard depersonalization as a symptom with an organic basis; there are theories which consider it a disturbance of a particular psychological function; there are analytic theories; and finally...
British Journal of Psychiatry September 1, 1966 G. Sedman
There have been relatively few studies concerning the occurrence of depersonalization phenomena in normal subjects. Roberts (1960) and Dixon (1963) studied college students and reported a high incidence of brief depersonalization experiences in their samples. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between depersonalization, the conditions under which it occurred and a...
British Journal of Psychiatry April 1, 1965 J. C. Kenna, G. Sedman
It has been shown that in depressive states (Sedman and Reed, 1963) and in schizophrenia (Sedman and Kenna, 1963) there is an association between the occurrence of depersonalization, a premorbid insecure personality and depression of mood.
The British Journal of Psychiatry 1965 G. Sedman, J. C. Kenna 14 citations
In the course of studying the clinical effects of LSD-25 various workers have commented upon its possible use as an aid to psychiatric diagnosis. Stoll (1947) and Becker (1949) considered it to be of limited value in this respect. Condrau (1949) pointed out that it tended to exaggerate catatonic and hebephrenic features in schizophrenics and to produce a caricature of the personality in normal...
Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 1964 G. F. Reed, G. Sedman
Of 28 normal Ss undergoing brief sessions of S.D., 8 reported depersonalization experiences. They were found to be significantly more introverted than the rest of the group.