Inferential-Reasoning Impairment in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders

Inferential-Reasoning Impairment in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders

The performance of 15 participants with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SCZ) on an inferential-reasoning task was compared with that of 15 healthy-control participants (HC). The SCZ group showed poorer inferential reasoning than HCs, independent of their negative or positive symptoms. These findin...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences 2011-04, Vol.23 (2), p.211-214
Hauptverfasser: Kruck, Carrie L, Roth, Robert M, Kumbhani, Sheba R, Garlinghouse, Matthew A, Flashman, Laura A, McAllister, Thomas W
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Sprache:eng
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Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Data collection
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Standard deviation
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The performance of 15 participants with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SCZ) on an inferential-reasoning task was compared with that of 15 healthy-control participants (HC). The SCZ group showed poorer inferential reasoning than HCs, independent of their negative or positive symptoms. These findings are consistent with previous research showing deficits of reasoning in schizophrenia, and indicate that this deficit is independent of severity of delusions.
ISSN:0895-0172
1545-7222
DOI:10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp211