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Recall and recognition in mildly disturbed schizophrenics: the use of matched tasks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Avraham Calev
Avraham Calev*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester
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1Address for correspondence: Dr A. Calev, Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR.
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Synopsis

Unlike previous studies, this study shows that in controlled conditions non-chronic schizophrenics receiving neuroleptic medication show no disparity between recall and recognition. Patients receiving both neuroleptic and anticholinergic drugs show this disparity, performing less well on recall than on recognition. These patients also seem more severely disturbed. The importance of task matching, drugs and chronicity are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , May 1984 , pp. 425 - 429
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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