Recognition memory in psychotic patients

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ellis, H.^; | De Pauw, K. | Christodoulou, G.N. | Luaute, J.-P. | Bidault, E. | Szulecka, K.

Affiliations: School of Psychology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF1 3YG, UK | Department of Psychiatry, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, UK | Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Greece | Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital, Romans, France | Department of Psychiatry, Bassetlaw District Hospital, UK

Note: [] Correspondence: H. Ellis at above address

Abstract: Preliminary data are reported from experiments in which Warrington's (1984) Recognition Memory Tests were given to patients with misidentification delusions including the Capgras type and to psychotic patients. The results showed a profound impairment on face recognition for most groups, especially those with the Capgras delusion. It was rare to find a patent whose score on the word test was anything but normal.

DOI: 10.3233/BEN-1992-5104

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 23-26, 1992