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Message disruptions during syntactic processing in schizophrenia

R E Hoffman, G L Hogben, H Smith

    Journal of Communication Disorders
    |June 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Schizophrenia patients showed more meaning errors in language tasks, especially with passive voice. This suggests a multilevel language disturbance affecting both syntax and message construction in schizophrenia.

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