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Cortical Evoked Potentials and Psychopathology: A Critical Review

Cortical Evoked Potentials and Psychopathology: A Critical Review Abstract THE ESTABLISHMENT of brainevoked potentials as a valid technique for tapping cerebral responses to specific stimuli has created frenzied attempts to relate it to many areas of research, not always appropriately. Many researchers have been investigating the possibility that the averaged evoked response might elucidate and differentiate mechanisms involved in psychopathology, and as a result, a wealth of evidence has been amassed relating various aspects of psychopathology to the cortical evoked response. In this paper, no attempt has been made to present an exhaustive review of the literature. Our purpose is to give a critical review of selected experiments from the current literature, attempting to integrate and compare them, and emphasizing the need for further controls in experimental design wherever necessary. In 1960 Shagass and Schwartz began to study evoked potentials in psychiatric patients, hoping to provide psychiatrically relevant References 1. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: " Cortical Excitability in Psychiatric Disorder: Preliminary Results ," in Proceedings of the III World Congress of Psychiatry , Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1961, pp 441-446. 2. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Psychiatric Correlates of Evoked Cerebral Cortical Potentials , Amer J Psychiat 119:1055-1061, 1963. 3. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Cerebral Responsiveness in Psychiatric Patients , Arch Gen Psychiat 8:177-189, 1963.Crossref 4. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: " Psychiatric Disorder and Deviant Cerebral Responsiveness to Sensory Stimulation ," in Wortis, J. (ed.): Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry , New York: Plenum Press, 1963, vol 5, pp 321-330. 5. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Evoked Potential Studies in Psychiatric Patients , Ann NY Acad Sci 112:526-542, 1964.Crossref 6. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Visual Cerebral Evoked Response Characteristics in a Psychiatric Population , Amer J Psychiat 121:979-987, 1965. 7. Rodin, E., et al: Characteristics of Visually Evoked Responses in Normal Subjects and Schizophrenic Patients, presented at American Electroencephalographic Society meeting, October 1963, San Francisco. 8. Gross, M. M., et al: Evoked Responses to Clicks in Delirium Tremens: A Preliminary Report , Ann NY Acad Sci 112:543-546, 1964.Crossref 9. Gross, M.M., et al: Changes in Auditory Evoked Response Induced by Alcohol , J Neru Ment Dis 143:152-156, 1966.Crossref 10. Callaway, E.; Jones, R.T.; and Layne, R.S.: Evoked Responses and Segmental Set of Schizophrenia , Arch Gen Psychiat 12:83-89, 1965.Crossref 11. Jones, R.T., et al: The Auditory Evoked Response as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Measure in Schizophrenia , Amer J Psychiat 122:33-41, 1965. 12. Jones, R.T.; Blacker, K.H.; and Callaway, E.: Perceptual Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: Clinical and Auditory Evoked Response Findings , Amer J Psychiat 123:639-645, 1966. 13. Speck, L.B.; Dim, B.; and Mercer, M.: Visual Evoked Responses of Psychiatric Patients , Arch Gen Psychiat 15:59-63, 1966.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of General Psychiatry American Medical Association

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Abstract THE ESTABLISHMENT of brainevoked potentials as a valid technique for tapping cerebral responses to specific stimuli has created frenzied attempts to relate it to many areas of research, not always appropriately. Many researchers have been investigating the possibility that the averaged evoked response might elucidate and differentiate mechanisms involved in psychopathology, and as a result, a wealth of evidence has been amassed relating various aspects of psychopathology to the cortical evoked response. In this paper, no attempt has been made to present an exhaustive review of the literature. Our purpose is to give a critical review of selected experiments from the current literature, attempting to integrate and compare them, and emphasizing the need for further controls in experimental design wherever necessary. In 1960 Shagass and Schwartz began to study evoked potentials in psychiatric patients, hoping to provide psychiatrically relevant References 1. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: " Cortical Excitability in Psychiatric Disorder: Preliminary Results ," in Proceedings of the III World Congress of Psychiatry , Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1961, pp 441-446. 2. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Psychiatric Correlates of Evoked Cerebral Cortical Potentials , Amer J Psychiat 119:1055-1061, 1963. 3. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Cerebral Responsiveness in Psychiatric Patients , Arch Gen Psychiat 8:177-189, 1963.Crossref 4. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: " Psychiatric Disorder and Deviant Cerebral Responsiveness to Sensory Stimulation ," in Wortis, J. (ed.): Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry , New York: Plenum Press, 1963, vol 5, pp 321-330. 5. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Evoked Potential Studies in Psychiatric Patients , Ann NY Acad Sci 112:526-542, 1964.Crossref 6. Shagass, C., and Schwartz, M.: Visual Cerebral Evoked Response Characteristics in a Psychiatric Population , Amer J Psychiat 121:979-987, 1965. 7. Rodin, E., et al: Characteristics of Visually Evoked Responses in Normal Subjects and Schizophrenic Patients, presented at American Electroencephalographic Society meeting, October 1963, San Francisco. 8. Gross, M. M., et al: Evoked Responses to Clicks in Delirium Tremens: A Preliminary Report , Ann NY Acad Sci 112:543-546, 1964.Crossref 9. Gross, M.M., et al: Changes in Auditory Evoked Response Induced by Alcohol , J Neru Ment Dis 143:152-156, 1966.Crossref 10. Callaway, E.; Jones, R.T.; and Layne, R.S.: Evoked Responses and Segmental Set of Schizophrenia , Arch Gen Psychiat 12:83-89, 1965.Crossref 11. Jones, R.T., et al: The Auditory Evoked Response as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Measure in Schizophrenia , Amer J Psychiat 122:33-41, 1965. 12. Jones, R.T.; Blacker, K.H.; and Callaway, E.: Perceptual Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: Clinical and Auditory Evoked Response Findings , Amer J Psychiat 123:639-645, 1966. 13. Speck, L.B.; Dim, B.; and Mercer, M.: Visual Evoked Responses of Psychiatric Patients , Arch Gen Psychiat 15:59-63, 1966.Crossref

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Published: Dec 1, 1967

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