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Memory and dating of past events in schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2002

ANNALENA VENNERI ,
ANGELA BARTOLO ,
SARAH McCRIMMON  and
DAVID ST. CLAIR
ANNALENA VENNERI
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK
ANGELA BARTOLO
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK
SARAH McCRIMMON
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK
DAVID ST. CLAIR
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen, UK
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Abstract

Memory deficits are frequently observed in schizophrenia but their intrinsic characteristics have not been clarified. We studied remote memory in a group of 20 schizophrenics and 20 healthy age and education matched controls using a newly devised public event questionnaire (PEQ) that employs a free recall, progressive cueing and recognition protocol and requires dating of events. Results indicate that patients with chronic schizophrenia perform significantly more poorly on the PEQ than a group of age and education matched controls both in terms of content and dating of events. The number of events recalled does not improve with progressive cuing or recognition. No distinctive pattern was observed in their temporal gradient. There was no significant difference in content scores for pre- and post-onset events in the schizophrenics. These findings indicate that remote memory deficits in chronic schizophrenics arise from deficient encoding rather than from a retrieval deficit secondary to executive dysfunction. (JINS, 2002, 8, 861–866.)

Keywords

Remote memoryDatingSchizophreniaTemporal context
Type
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 8 , Issue 6 , September 2002 , pp. 861 - 866
Copyright
© 2002 The International Neuropsychological Society

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