<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> >Abnormal fingerprints was also mentioned as being common among >schizophrenics as mentioned in Dr. Torrey's book Surviving >Schizophrenia. > >Bec That is likely due to that fact that it is known that many schizophrenics are gluten-intolerant... I am disturbed by your comment. To me it gives indication of the tremendous prejudice in our society towards those diagnosed with mental illness. Since I, too, am diagnosed with a mental illness(manic-depression), I have become very sensitive to this. With all due respect to those of different colored skin, I maintain that the prejudice against the mentally ill is far more extreme than racial prejudice ever was, and yet is quite acceptable in our society. For example, I have fewer legal rights than a criminal... We would no longer dream of calling afro-americans 'niggers', but do not hesitate to refer to the mentally ill as nuts, loonies, crazies and etc. Slavery doesn't hold a candle to what was and still is done to the mentally ill in mental institutions. Forgive me for taking time to rant a little, but also perhaps raise a tad bit of consciousness here. Lynn in Ellensburg, Washington ([log in to unmask])