Abstract
We examined the relations between verbal communication disturbances and several hypothesized etiological factors in 47 schizophrenia spectrum individuals. Both alogia and disturbed discourse coherence were associated with poor planning abilities. Alogia and discourse coherence were differentially associated with performance on tasks measuring fluency, working memory, word finding abilities, and concentration/attention.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aphasia / diagnosis
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Aphasia / epidemiology
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Aphasia / psychology
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Attention
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Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale / statistics & numerical data
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Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
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Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
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Cognition Disorders / psychology
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Comorbidity
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data*
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
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Schizophrenia / epidemiology
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Schizophrenic Psychology*
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Speech Disorders / diagnosis
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Speech Disorders / epidemiology
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Speech Disorders / psychology
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Tape Recording
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Verbal Behavior*
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Wechsler Scales