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Analyzing Confabulations in Schizophrenia and Healthy Participants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Mohammed K. Shakeel ,
Nancy M. Docherty ,
Patrick R. Rich ,
Maria S. Zaragoza ,
Quin M. Chrobak  and
Amanda McCleery
Mohammed K. Shakeel*
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Nancy M. Docherty
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Patrick R. Rich
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Maria S. Zaragoza
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Quin M. Chrobak
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Amanda McCleery
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to: Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada. E-mail: mshakeel@kent.edu
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Abstract

Objectives: Confabulations occur in schizophrenia and certain severe neuropsychiatric conditions, and to a lesser degree in healthy individuals. The present study used a forced confabulation paradigm to assess differences in confabulation between schizophrenia patients and healthy controls. Methods: Schizophrenia patients (n=60) and healthy control participants (n=19) were shown a video with missing segments, asked to fill in the gaps with speculations, and tested on their memory for the story. Cognitive functions and severity of symptoms were also evaluated. Results: Schizophrenia patients generated significantly more confabulations than healthy control participants and had a greater tendency to generate confabulations that were related to each other. Schizophrenic confabulations were positively associated with temporal context confusions and formal thought disorder, and negatively with delusions. Conclusions: Our findings show that the schizophrenia patients generate more confabulations than healthy controls and schizophrenic confabulations are associated with positive symptoms. (JINS, 2016, 22, 911–919)

Keywords

False memoryPsychosisPsychiatryPsychopathologySevere mental illnessHealthy controls
Type
Research Articles
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , October 2016 , pp. 911 - 919
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Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 2016 

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