No pathognomonic correlations could be made from a study of schizophrenic patients exhibiting both acute and chronic forms of hypertension. However, a sluggish gait, a restrained facies, a tendency to exhibitionism, and a grossly defective sexual adjustment were pointed out as symptoms common to both diseases. On a deeper level were found strongly suppressed anxiety, hostility, passivity, and feelings of guilt which are based on narcissism.