Confabulations in schizophrenia
Mohammed K Shakeel1, Nancy M Docherty
1a Schizophrenia Research Lab, Department of Psychology , Kent State University , P.O. Box 5190, Kent , OH 44242-0001 , USA.
Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
|August 1, 2014
Summary
Confabulation theories based on neurological patients do not fully explain memory issues in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia confabulations have unique features and cognitive links not seen in neurological confabulation.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Confabulation theories predominantly stem from neurological patient observations.
- Schizophrenia offers a distinct model to evaluate these theories due to its unique pathophysiology and overlapping cognitive deficits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate existing confabulation theories using evidence from schizophrenia.
- To identify unique characteristics of confabulation in schizophrenia compared to neurological confabulation.
Main Methods:
- A selective literature review was conducted.
- The review focused on confabulation in both schizophrenic and neurological conditions.
Main Results:
- Schizophrenic confabulation exhibits distinct features, cognitive associations, and linguistic correlates compared to neurological confabulation.
- Confabulation in schizophrenia may represent a specific type of delusion related to memory processes.
Conclusions:
- Existing confabulation theories are insufficient to fully explain confabulations observed in schizophrenia.
- Schizophrenia-associated confabulations possess unique characteristics, cognitive underpinnings, and symptom relationships distinct from other conditions.
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