Conscious recollection in autobiographical memory: An investigation in schizophrenia

Whether or not conscious recollection in autobiographical memory is affected in schizophrenia is unknown. The aim of this study was to address this issue using an experiential approach. An autobiographical memory enquiry was used in combination with the Remember/Know procedure. Twenty-two patients w...

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Published in:Consciousness and cognition 2005-09, Vol.14 (3), p.535-547
Main Authors: Danion, Jean-Marie, Cuervo, Christine, Piolino, Pascale, Huron, Caroline, Riutort, Marielle, Peretti, Charles Siegfried, Eustache, Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Analysis of Variance
Autobiographical memory
Awareness
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Cognitive science
Conscious recollection
Consciousness
Ego
Female
France
Geriatry and gerontology
Human health and pathology
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Neuroscience
Psychological Theory
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology
Self
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Summary:Whether or not conscious recollection in autobiographical memory is affected in schizophrenia is unknown. The aim of this study was to address this issue using an experiential approach. An autobiographical memory enquiry was used in combination with the Remember/Know procedure. Twenty-two patients with schizophrenia and 22 normal subjects were asked to recall specific autobiographical memories from four lifetime periods and to indicate the subjective states of awareness associated with the recall of what happened, when and where. They gave Remember, Know or Guess responses according to whether they recalled these aspects of the event on the basis of conscious recollection, simply knowing, or guessing. Results showed that the frequency and consistency of Remember responses was significantly lower in patients than in comparison subjects. In contrast, the frequency of Know responses was not significantly different, whereas the frequency of patients’ Guess responses was significantly enhanced. It is concluded that the frequency and consistency of conscious recollection in autobiographical memory is reduced in patients with schizophrenia.
ISSN:1053-8100
1090-2376
DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2005.01.005