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Delusion disorder: Neuropsychological aspects

Author(s): Ivana M. Leposavić, Ljubica Leposavić
Subject(s): Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Personality Psychology, Clinical psychology
Published by: Društvo psihologa Srbije
Keywords: delusion disorder; neuropsychology; Rorschach method; cognitive distorsion;

Summary/Abstract: Previous studies concerned with neuropsychological aspect of delusions, were mainly focused on specific forms of this disorder. Comparatively small number of investigations were concerned with cognitive deficiencies accompanying the delusions. The substance of this study includes the detection of neuropsychological dysfunctions in patients with persistent delusion disorder, and in tracing of these cognitive distorsions to appropriate brain regions. Besides, characteristics of attribution style in these patients are analysed, from the aspect of their connections with unadjusted localized input for their reasoning system. The investigation is designed as a comparative study. The sample includes: a group of patients with persistent delusion disorder; a group of patients with paranoid schizophrenia; a group of healthy individuals. The participants have been tested by a neuropsychological battery that represents the following cognitive functions: attention, memory, vizuospatial and vizuoconstruction organization, executive ability, verbal divergent thinking. Projective Rorschach's method was used for estimation of attribution style.

  • Issue Year: 37/2004
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 335-356
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Serbian