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11244382

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Rapid forgetting has been observed in long-term schizophrenic patients in the past. In this study, the rate of forgetting was assessed in short-term schizophrenic, schizophreniform and schizoaffective patients who had positive symptoms in the past, and in schizophreniform patients who never had positive symptoms. Four groups of patients representing these distinctions and a group of normal controls were assessed using immediate and delayed recall tasks, while controlling for effects of discriminating power of tasks, using matched-task methodology. The results showed that all schizophrenia spectrum patients with positive symptoms showed rapid forgetting as compared to schizophreniform patients with negative symptoms and normal controls. It is concluded that better immediate than delayed recall characterizes schizophrenia spectrum patients who have had positive symptoms. However, schizophrenia spectrum patients with negative symptoms may be qualitatively different from patients with positive symptoms in showing a slower rate of forgetting. The results support the hypothesis that there is at least one and possibly two brain dysfunctions affecting memory in schizophrenia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0254-4962
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
99-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Immediate and delayed memory performance in schizophrenia spectrum patients: use of matched tasks.
pubmed:affiliation
Assessment and Counseling Center of Long Island, Smithtown, NY 11787, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article