Journal article
Analyzing Confabulations in Schizophrenia and Healthy Participants
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol.22(9), pp.911-919
10/2016
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617716000801
PMID: 27655250
Abstract
Objectives: Confabulations occur in schizophrenia and certain severe neuropsychiatric conditions, and to a lesser degree in healthy individuals. The present study used a forced confabulation paradigm to assess differences in confabulation between schizophrenia patients and healthy controls. Methods: Schizophrenia patients (n=60) and healthy control participants (n=19) were shown a video with missing segments, asked to fill in the gaps with speculations, and tested on their memory for the story. Cognitive functions and severity of symptoms were also evaluated. Results: Schizophrenia patients generated significantly more confabulations than healthy control participants and had a greater tendency to generate confabulations that were related to each other. Schizophrenic confabulations were positively associated with temporal context confusions and formal thought disorder, and negatively with delusions. Conclusions: Our findings show that the schizophrenia patients generate more confabulations than healthy controls and schizophrenic confabulations are associated with positive symptoms. (JINS, 2016, 22, 911–919)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Analyzing Confabulations in Schizophrenia and Healthy Participants
- Creators
- Mohammed K Shakeel - Kent State University, Kent, OhioNancy M Docherty - Kent State University, Kent, OhioPatrick R Rich - Kent State University, Kent, OhioMaria S Zaragoza - Kent State University, Kent, OhioQuin M Chrobak - Kent State University, Kent, OhioAmanda McCleery - Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol.22(9), pp.911-919
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1355617716000801
- PMID
- 27655250
- NLM abbreviation
- J Int Neuropsychol Soc
- ISSN
- 1355-6177
- eISSN
- 1469-7661
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; New York, USA
- Number of pages
- 9
- Alternative title
- Confabulations in schizophrenia; M.K. Shakeel et al.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2016
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984065471102771
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