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When Conscious Recollection Disrupts Memory
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999;56:645-646.
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IN THE EARLY part of this century clinicians believed that memory impairments were not a feature of schizophrenia.1 In contrast, since the 1960s, application of psychometric tests has repeatedly revealed that memory impairments can be severe.2 Nevertheless, the precise nature of these memory impairments and their implications for our understanding of schizophrenia remain unclear.
Is it the case, for example, that impairment is restricted to only a subgroup of patients? There are studies showing impairments in patients with chronic but not acute schizophrenia.3 Controversy also exists concerning the precise nature of the memory impairment. Some studies show that retrieval is impaired but not recognition,4 while others demonstrate specific impairment of semantic memory.5 It is also claimed that failures in memory acquisition and retrieval are indirect consequences of problems with executive processes, such as encoding and monitoring.6
Most studies of schizophrenia have relied on standardized memory tasks. These tests do not . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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