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High specificity of the medical symptom validity test in patients with very severe memory impairment
Singhal, A.; Green, P.; Ashaye, K.; Shankar, K.; Gill, D. (2009)Failure on effort tests usually implies insufficient effort to produce valid cognitive test scores. However, many people with very severe cognitive impairment, such as dementia patients, will produce failing scores on ... -
An observational study of the needs and quality of life amongst patients in the treatment of Alzheimer's Dementia with cholinesterase inhibitors
Ward, W.E.; Ashaye, K. (2008)Alzheimer’s dementia is one of the most commost mental health disorders associated with aging. In its earlier stages sufferers live independently but gradually rely increasingly on loved ones or formal carers for support ... -
Overinclusive thought and loosening of associations are not unique to schizophrenia and are produced in Alzheimer's dementia
Doughty, O.J.; Lawrence, V.A.; Al-Mousawi, A.; Ashaye, K.; Done, D.J. (2009)Introduction: Bleuler's concept of loosening of associations which he believed epitomised psychotic thinking can manifest as overinclusion (merging of semantic categories) on semantic categorisation tasks. Overinclusion ... -
Semantic memory impairment in schizophrenia : Deficit in storage or access of knowledge?
Doughty, O.J.; Done, D.J.; Lawrence, V.A.; Al-Mousawi, A.; Ashaye, K. (2008)This study evaluates whether patients with schizophrenia have a degraded memory store for semantic knowledge. 20 patients with a chronic history of schizophrenia and evidence of cognitive impairment were selected, since ...