| Action (verb) fluency in schizophrenia: Getting a grip on odd speech. | |
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PMID: 21109405 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Formal thought disorder (TD) is a key symptom of schizophrenia with a significant impact on interpersonal relationships. Current cognitive models emphasize disordered language functioning and abnormalities accessing semantic representations. The cortical mechanisms for language and motor function are closely linked, hence action-related language may be impaired in TD, yet existing studies have focussed exclusively on object (noun) rather than action (verb) semantics. METHOD: In order to examine this issue both action (verb) and traditional semantic (tools, fruits, musical instruments) and phonological (FAS) fluency tasks were completed by individuals with schizophrenia (N=53) and healthy controls (N=69). Fluency performance was measured as the total number of correct words generated in 60s. The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) was used to index odd and disorganized speech, as well as positive and negative symptoms. RESULTS: Fluency on all tasks was impaired in schizophrenia, compared to controls, with a similar effect size. Within the schizophrenia group Odd Speech was correlated with poor fluency for actions, tools and musical instruments but not fruit or phonological fluency. These action-related fluency deficits were also correlated with Constricted Affect and Social Anxiety but not with Unusual Perceptions/Odd Beliefs. CONCLUSION: These results point to a unique connection and possible common aetiology between action fluency and odd speech in schizophrenia rather than a general impairment in language/executive functions common to fluency tasks. The findings provide the first evidence of a specific role of action-based language production deficits in TD together with a joint effect on social interaction skills. |
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Johanna C Badcock; Milan Dragović; Coleman Garrett; Assen Jablensky |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-11-23 |
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Title: Schizophrenia research Volume: - ISSN: 1573-2509 ISO Abbreviation: Schizophr. Res. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804207 Medline TA: Schizophr Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Crown Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Perth, Australia; Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, Gascoyne House, John XXIII Avenue, Mt Claremont, WA 6010, Perth, Australia. |
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