Effect of distraction on communication failures in schizophrenic patients

Effect of distraction on communication failures in schizophrenic patients

Manic, schizophrenic, and normal subjects were interviewed in the presence and absence of distracting information, and their speech performance was evaluated. Normal and manic subjects were unaffected by irrelevant information. Schizophrenic subjects manifested more reference failures during distrac...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1990-04, Vol.147 (4), p.513-515
Hauptverfasser: PHILLIPS HOTCHKISS, A, HARVEY, P. D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Communication
Female
Humans
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Noise
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Language
Schizophrenic Psychology
Speech
Tape Recording
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Zusammenfassung:Manic, schizophrenic, and normal subjects were interviewed in the presence and absence of distracting information, and their speech performance was evaluated. Normal and manic subjects were unaffected by irrelevant information. Schizophrenic subjects manifested more reference failures during distraction than during nondistraction periods.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.147.4.513