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Working memory, attention, and communication disturbances in schizophrenia.
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Authors/contributors
- Docherty, Nancy M (Author)
- Hawkins, Keith A (Author)
- Hoffman, Ralph E (Author)
- Quinlan, Donald M (Author)
- Rakfeldt, Jaak (Author)
- Sledge, William H (Author)
Title
Working memory, attention, and communication disturbances in schizophrenia.
Abstract
The authors hypothesized that schizophrenic communication disturbances reflect specific cognitive deficits in the areas of working memory and attention. They examined the cognitive correlates of communication disturbances, as measured by linguistic reference performance, in schizophrenic (n = 48), bipolar (n = 24), and nonpsychiatric control (n = 23) individuals. Reference performance ratings in the schizophrenic patients were associated with scores on tests of working memory and attention and were not related to performance on concept formation or verbal fluency tests. In contrast, in the bipolar and nonpsychiatric individuals, reference performance was associated with concept formation and verbal fluency test scores but was not related to performance on tests of working memory. Implications with respect to the processes underlying schizophrenic communication disturbances are discussed.
Publication
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Date
1996-05
Volume
105
Issue
2
Pages
212-219
Journal Abbr
J. ABNORM. PSYCHOL.
Citation Key
pop00041
ISSN
0021-843X
Language
English
Extra
77 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
tex.type: Journal article
Citation
Docherty, N. M., Hawkins, K. A., Hoffman, R. E., Quinlan, D. M., Rakfeldt, J., & Sledge, W. H. (1996). Working memory, attention, and communication disturbances in schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105(2), 212–219. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.105.2.212
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