The use of the Free Recall Method in the Analysis of Verbal Memory Deficits in Dual Diagnosis Patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
K. Krysta ◽  
A. Klasik ◽  
M. Janas-Kozik ◽  
J. Przybylo ◽  
I. Krupka-Matuszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
Dual Diagnosis ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Memory Deficits ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Recall Method ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

In schizophrenia there are specific cognitive deficits including verbal memory deficits. The objective of this study was to examine short-term verbal memory differences between subjects with and without a dual diagnosis.A group of 80 patients with a diagnose of schizophrenia were examined. 40 of them never used illicit drugs, the other 40 also received a diagnose of addiction to psychoactive substances. The Free Recall Method was used to compare two examined groups. The results of addicted and not addicted schizophrenic patients were analyzed in all trials of the 5 stages of the examination with the use of Free Recall Method. Persons suffering from schizophrenia can usually repeat much fewer words in all five stages of the examination with Free Recall Method. This deficiency of short-term memory in this group of subjects is present from the very beginning of information coding.As it was expected a deficiency in short-term verbal memory was found in all examined patients. However when comparing both groups no statistical differences concerning verbal memory deficits were found between the group of patients suffering from schizophrenia addicted and not addicted to psychoactive substances.The fact that no significant differences concerning short-term verbal memory between two examined groups were found, which is consistent with some of the studies found in the literature, may be a good predictor for this group in terms of their possible chances of successful rehabilitation.

scholarly journals The use of the Free Recall Method in the Analysis of Verbal Memory Deficits in Dual Diagnosis Patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
K. Krysta ◽  
A. Klasik ◽  
M. Janas-Kozik ◽  
J. Przybylo ◽  
I. Krupka-Matuszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
Dual Diagnosis ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Memory Deficits ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Recall Method ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

In schizophrenia there are specific cognitive deficits including verbal memory deficits. The objective of this study was to examine short-term verbal memory differences between subjects with and without a dual diagnosis.A group of 80 patients with a diagnose of schizophrenia were examined. 40 of them never used illicit drugs, the other 40 also received a diagnose of addiction to psychoactive substances. The Free Recall Method was used to compare two examined groups. The results of addicted and not addicted schizophrenic patients were analyzed in all trials of the 5 stages of the examination with the use of Free Recall Method. Persons suffering from schizophrenia can usually repeat much fewer words in all five stages of the examination with Free Recall Method. This deficiency of short-term memory in this group of subjects is present from the very beginning of information coding.As it was expected a deficiency in short-term verbal memory was found in all examined patients. However when comparing both groups no statistical differences concerning verbal memory deficits were found between the group of patients suffering from schizophrenia addicted and not addicted to psychoactive substances.The fact that no significant differences concerning short-term verbal memory between two examined groups were found, which is consistent with some of the studies found in the literature, may be a good predictor for this group in terms of their possible chances of successful rehabilitation.

P.6.e.001 Verbal memory deficits in dual diagnosis patients analyzed with the free recall method

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. S549
Author(s):  
K. Krysta ◽  
I. Krupka-Matuszczyk ◽  
A. Klasik ◽  
A. Kwiatkowska ◽  
M. Janas-Kozik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
Dual Diagnosis ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Memory Deficits ◽  
Recall Method

Impaired generation and use of strategy in schizophrenia: evidence from visuospatial and verbal tasks

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1049-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. IDDON ◽  
P. J. McKENNA ◽  
B. J. SAHAKIAN ◽  
T. W. ROBBINS
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Visuospatial Task ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Verbal Tasks ◽  
Perseverative Errors ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Normal Controls

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate mnemonic strategic deficits in schizophrenic patients.Methods. Analogous tasks were used that required the self-generation of an efficient strategy and its implementation in two domains: visuospatial and verbal. The tasks were given to 20 IQ preserved schizophrenics and 20 matched normal controls. A number of different scores was derived from each task including strategy, short-term memory capacity and perseveration.Results. Overall, the schizophrenic patients were significantly impaired in their ability to generate effective mnemonic strategies on both tasks. In addition, on the visuospatial task there was no difference between the groups on the memory scores, but the schizophrenic patients made significantly more perseverative errors than controls. They were disproportionately worse on the verbal strategy task, showing impairment on memory as well as on strategy scores and were also impaired at semantically classifying the words. Performance was similar to the deficit seen in patients with frontal lobe excisions and Parkinson's disease, in terms of the inability to generate an effective strategy. The deficit on the verbal task was similar to patients with temporal lobe excisions who show impaired verbal memory. However, the pattern differed in the sense that the temporal lobe patients were able to generate effective strategies, unlike the patients with schizophrenia.Conclusions. High functioning schizophrenic patients are impaired in utilizing visuospatial and verbal mnemonic strategies. By comparing the results with those of neurosurgical excision patients, further evidence is provided for both frontal and temporal lobe involvement in schizophrenia.

scholarly journals Explaining semantic short-term memory deficits: Evidence for the critical role of semantic control

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hoffman ◽  
Elizabeth Jefferies ◽  
Matthew A. Lambon Ralph
Keyword(s):  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Memory Deficits ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory

Probed recall for serial order deficits in short-term memory in schizophrenic patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brita Elvevåg ◽  
Joscelyn E Fisher ◽  
Terry E Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Serial Order ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

scholarly journals A-65 Verbal Abilities May Influence Performance in Assessment of Verbal Short-Term Memory Tasks

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 925-925
Author(s):  
A Guerra ◽  
J Moses ◽  
J Rivera ◽  
M Davis ◽  
K Hakinson
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Verbal Abilities ◽  
Three Factor

Abstract Objective Examine whether verbal abilities may help explain the learning strategies people employ when completing a short-term verbal memory task. Methods The assessment records of 296 American Veterans with diverse neuropsychiatric conditions were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analyses. There were no exclusion criteria. All participants completed the Benton Serial Digit Learning Test – 9 Digits (SDL-9) and Visual Naming (VisNam), Sentence Repetition (SenRep), Controlled Word Association (COWA), and Token Tests of the Multilingual Aphasia Examination (MAE). Individual assessment instruments were factored using Principal Component Analyses (PCA). A three-factor solution of the SDL-9 was co-factored with the verbal components of the MAE to identify common sources of variance. Results A three-factor solution of the SDL-9 separated trials into three overlapping factors consisting of early (SDL-9_Early), middle (SDL-9_Middle), and late (SDL-9_Late) trials. Co-factoring the three new scales with the verbal components of the MAE produced a four-factor model explaining 67.85% of the shared variance: 1) SenRep loaded with SDL-9_Early, 2) COWAT loaded with SDL-9_Middle and SDL-9_Late, 3) Token loaded with SDL-9_Late, and 4) Vis Nam loaded with SDL-9_Late. Conclusions The results suggest that individuals may engage verbal abilities differently as they progress from simpler to more difficult verbal short-term memory tasks. It appears performance in early trials is mostly associated with rote repetition and performance on middle trials is mostly associated with verbal fluency, while performance on the late trials is associated with a combination of verbal fluency, auditory comprehension, and conceptual organization/naming. This may therefore indicate a shift in learning strategy to meet increased cognitive demands.

scholarly journals Electroconvulsive therapy hasn’t negative effects on short-term memory function, as assessed using a bedside hand-held device

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helge H.O. Müller ◽  
Mareen Reike ◽  
Simon Grosse-Holz ◽  
Mareike Röther ◽  
Caroline Lücke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Memory Deficits ◽  
Treatment Resistant ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Digital Measurements

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is effective in the treatment of treatment-resistant major depression. The fear of cognitive impairment after ECT often deters patients from choosing this treatment option. There is little reliable information regarding the effects of ECT on overall cognitive performance, while short-term memory deficits are well known but not easy to measure within clinical routines. In this pilot study, we examined ECT recipients’ pre- and posttreatment performances on a digital ascending number tapping test. We found that cognitive performance measures exhibited good reproducibility in individual patients and that ECT did not significantly alter cognitive performance up to 2 hours after this therapy was applied. Our results can help patients and physicians make decisions regarding the administration of ECT. Digital measurements are recommended, especially when screening for the most common side effects on cognitive performance and short-term memory.

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