The hand in schizophrenia shows a large overlap with common hands, however in all perspectives of the hand 'minor anomalies' are seen much more often than in the general population. To recognize the hand of a schizophrenic the presence of significant hand characteristics in at least 4 perspectives of the hand is required. Both the palmar dermatoglyphics & fingerprints and the major hands lines are required to show assocatied characteristics. Plus two of the other five perspectives of the hand are required to be involved as well.

Schizophrenia is often described as a long lasting 'psychotic disorder' (= a mental disorder) that is characterized by desintegration of thought processes and emotional responses. Some of the typical hand characteristics in schizophrenia are summarized in the picture below.


Phantom picture for the hand in Schizophrenia - NOTICE: HandResearch.com presents a more detailed phantom picture for the hand in Schizophrenia.



The majority of people who suffer on schizophrenia typically have 'chaotic' hands lines and/or an abnormality in the major hand lines, which can typically manifest as:
- the presence of a simian line or Sydney line;
- the presence of an abnormality in one of the two palmar transverse creases, such as a large interruption in the distal transverse crease (in palmistry: the 'heart line') or the proximal transverse crease (in palmistry: the 'head line');
- or the presence of extraordinary number of minor lines (often there are far too many resulting in that the major palmar lines become indistinctable; but sometimes there are not minor lines at all).

The palmar dermatoglyphics & fingerprints in schizophrenia can only be recognized by a combination of minor characteristics, which may include:
- MORE elements in the lower half of the palm (in the majority of the general population there is typically only one triradius); - LESS elements in the upper half of the palm and/or fingers; - a high number of 'asymmetric' elements between the right- and left hand (at least 3 in the fingerprints or 3 the palm).

The hand shape in schizophrenics can for example be recognized by the presence of structural disproportions, like for example:
- the hand is typically long & slender (compared to body height) due to elonguation of the lower part of the palm;
- at the radial side the thumb length plus the thenar (in palmistry: 'mount of Venus') can be relatively small, while on the ulnar side the pinky finger and hypothenar (in palmstry: the 'mount of Moon') is often overdeveloped.

Despite that these guidelines reflect the results of many studies, not all schizophrenics will be covered by these general guidelines.


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Common hand characteristics in the general population: