Four groups of six male patients each (12 = schizophrenic; 12 = antisocial personality) volunteered. One group from each diagnostic category were instructed in the Relaxation Response while the other two groups were instructed with a placebo exercise. After training, subjects were exposed to an attentional task involving manual responding to visual stimuli. Analyses of several dependent measures including mean correct responses yielded no significant group differences.
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