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Eye movements and psychopathology

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The article outlines in brief why psychiatrists use disturbances of various types of eye movements as biological indicators of functional disturbances of brain systems that may be linked to psychopathology, as well as by which strategies these indicators will be applied. Basic as well as specific questions that remain to be resolved are addressed.

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  1. Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik, Freien Universität Berlin, Eschenallee 3, D-1000, Berlin 19, Germany

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Helmchen, H. Eye movements and psychopathology. Eur Arch Psychiatr Neurol Sci 239, 1–2 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739735

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