Interpretation of ambiguous idiomatic statements in schizophrenic and depressive patients. Evidence for common and differential cognitive patterns

Psychopathology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 277-285

  Iakimova, Galina ^a,b,c   Passerieux, Christine ^a   Hardy Baylé, Marie Christine ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

Author keywords

Concreteness of speech; Idiom interpretation; Literal interpretation; Schizophrenic language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; METAPHOR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33749325775     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095732     Document Type: Article

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