Lefties more likely to have psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia

Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 12:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Being left-handed has been linked to many mental disorders, but now scientists have found that among those with mental illnesses, people with psychotic disorders like schizophrenia are much more likely to be left-handed than those with mood disorders like depression or bipolar syndrome. The new study is published in the Oct.-Dec. 2013 issue of the journal SAGE Open.

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