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Episodic memory deficit in elderly adults with suspected delusional disorder
Author(s) -
Herlitz A.,
Forsell Y.
Publication year - 1996
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.1600-0447.1996.tb10660.x
Subject(s) - episodic memory , recall , psychology , cognition , memory disorder , audiology , cognitive disorder , developmental psychology , psychiatry , cognitive psychology , medicine , cognitive impairment
Herlitz A, Forsell Y. Episodic memory deficit in elderly adults with suspected delusional disorder. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996: 93: 355–361. © Munksgaard 1996. This study examined memory functions in two groups of elderly adults with and without suspected delusional disorder (SDD). The samples consisted of 66 normal elderly subjects and 33 elderly subjects with symptoms, as reported by close informants, of delusional disorder. Subjects were matched with regard to age, gender and education, and there were no differences between the two groups with regard to performance of visuo‐spatial and primary memory tasks. Subjects were examined concerning a variety of episodic recall and recognition tasks. The results demonstrated that subjects with SDD performed at a lower level than controls for some episodic memory tasks (i.e. recall tasks). There were no group differences in measures of episodic recognition or in the primary memory tasks. In addition, the group of subjects with SDD was, to the same extent as the control group, able to utilize cognitive support in the form of organization, cues and previous knowledge in order to enhance episodic memory. In summary, it appears that elderly adults with SDD have a mild episodic memory deficit in the absence of other cognitive deficits.