Browsing Research publications by Author "Lawrence, V.A."
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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 ...