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Memory function in schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Landrø Nils Inge
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05896.x
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , temporal lobe , memory impairment , neuroscience , psychosis , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , cognition , epilepsy
Memory impairment in schizophrenia has been reported in several studies during the last decades. Issues related to the interpretation of such deficits are discussed. Research strongly suggests specific memory dysfunction in schizophrenia that may be neither drug induced nor secondary consequences of attentional disorders. Our own longitudinal data indicate that these deficits deviate from normal function in a relatively stable way. Although medial temporal lobe structures seems to be of special importance, memory function may be vulnerable to a variety of neurobiological abnormalities.