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Perceptual changes in schizophrenia: a questionnaire survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

O. T. Phillipson  and
J. P. Harris
O. T. Phillipson*
Affiliation:
Brain and Perception Laboratory, University of Bristol
J. P. Harris
Affiliation:
Brain and Perception Laboratory, University of Bristol
*
1 Address for correspondence: Dr O. T. Phillipson, Brain and Perception Laboratory, Anatomy Department, Medical School, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD.
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Synopsis

Questionnaires were completed by 73 volunteers with a history of probable schizophrenia, and by 67 patients admitted to the accident wards of a general hospital. A high incidence of sensory distortions was recorded in the schizophrenic group compared with the controls, distortions of brightness contrast being the most common. Many schizophrenic patients reported that such distortions were reduced or removed early in treatment. Patients who reported visual distortions also tended to report visual hallucinations. The results are discussed with reference to the hypothesis that perceptual malfunction may underlie some other schizophrenic disorders such as delusions or catatonia.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , November 1985 , pp. 859 - 866
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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