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Moore, Michael – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1996
Considers that Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22" represents an inventory of the major pathologies of thought and communication. Uses excerpts from the novel to show the various communicational maneuvers (such as denying reality, absolute literalness, and circular reasoning) that characterize schizophrenic transactions. (PA)
Descriptors: Characterization, Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Role, Literary Criticism
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Rabe-Hesketh, Sophia; Toulopoulou, Timothea; Murray, Robin M. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2001
Describes multilevel modeling of cognitive function in 70 subjects with schizophrenia, 115 of their healthy first-degree relatives, and 66 controls. Describes four methodological issues arising during data analysis and how multilevel modeling can be used, and discusses some cautions in the use of multilevel models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Family (Sociological Unit), Models, Patients
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McCaughey, Tiffany J.; Strohmer, Douglas C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2005
A prototype is an ongoing, cognitive representation of common attributes and distinct characteristics that define an object or person. This mixed-method study applies the robust concept of prototype to examine perceptions of disability groups. Core, secondary, and tertiary prototype characteristics are described for six disabilities:…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Schizophrenia, Rehabilitation Counseling, Mental Retardation
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McClellan, Jon; Sikich, Linmarie; Findling, Robert L.; Frazier, Jean A.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Hlastala, Stefanie A.; Williams, Emily; Ambler, Denisse; Hunt-Harrison, Tyehimba; Maloney, Ann E.; Ritz, Louise; Anderson, Robert; Hamer, Robert M.; Lieberman, Jeffrey A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: The Treatment of Early Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Study is a publicly funded clinical trial designed to compare the therapeutic benefits, safety, and tolerability of risperidone, olanzapine, and molindone in youths with early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The rationale, design, and methods of the Treatment of Early…
Descriptors: Safety, Schizophrenia, Autism, Quality of Life
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Long, Jeffrey D.; Harring, Jeffrey R.; Brekke, John S.; Test, Mary Ann; Greenberg, Jan – Psychological Assessment, 2007
Longitudinal validity of Brief Symptom Inventory subscales was examined in a sample (N = 318) with schizophrenia-related illness measured at baseline and every 6 months for 3 years. Nonlinear factor analysis of items was used to test graded response models (GRMs) for subscales in isolation. The models varied in their within-time and between-times…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Schizophrenia, Factor Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
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Bateman, Katy; Hansen, Lars; Turkington, Douglas; Kingdon, David – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Patients with schizophrenia are at high risk of suicide. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been shown to reduce symptoms in schizophrenia. This study examines whether CBT also changes the level of suicidal ideation in patients with schizophrenia compared to a control group. Ninety ambulatory patients with symptoms of schizophrenia resistant to…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Behavior Modification, Suicide, Cognitive Restructuring
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Symonds, Catherine S.; Taylor, Steve; Tippins, Val; Turkington, Douglas – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
Patients with schizophrenia have a substantial lifetime suicide risk, especially by violent means. Little published work exists on self-harm (SH) in this population. The goal of this study was to examine whether patients with schizophrenia were also more likely to self-harm in a violent manner. A retrospective analysis performed on method, motive,…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Schizophrenia, Patients, Suicide
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Bolte, Sven; Poustka, Fritz – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the tendency for local processing style ("weak central coherence") and executive dysfunction in parents of subjects with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with parents of individuals with early onset schizophrenia (EOS) and mental retardation (MR). Method: Sixty-two…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Autism, Genetics
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Heinrichs, R. Walter – American Psychologist, 2006
In this article, I respond to comments made by K. Salzinger and A. Aleman and A. S. David on my original article. The constructive, reconstructive, and interpretive nature of human cognition is well illustrated by these two responses to my recent article on schizophrenia. In the original article, I used meta-analytic summaries of the published…
Descriptors: Patients, Schizophrenia, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
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Leyfer, Ovsanna T.; Folstein, Susan E.; Bacalman, Susan; Davis, Naomi O.; Dinh, Elena; Morgan, Jubel; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Lainhart, Janet E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia was modified for use in children and adolescents with autism by developing additional screening questions and coding options that reflect the presentation of psychiatric disorders in autism spectrum disorders. The modified instrument, the Autism Comorbidity Interview-Present and…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Depression (Psychology), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Mohammadi, Mohammad-Reza, Ed. – InTech, 2011
The aim of the book is to serve for clinical, practical, basic and scholarly practices. In twentyfive chapters it covers the most important topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders in the efficient way and aims to be useful for health professionals in training or clinicians seeking an update. Different people with autism can have very different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Cultural Differences, Quality of Life
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Schoenfeld, Naomi A.; Konopasek, Dean – Beyond Behavior, 2007
There are many ways to help children with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) succeed in school. Behavior intervention plans provide support to help students adjust their actions to fit school norms. Inclusive philosophy and practices continue to break the cycle of restricted and segregated placements, whereas schoolwide intervention models…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physicians, Behavior Disorders, Drug Therapy
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Rosenhan, David L. – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1975
Psychiatric diagnoses are powerfully influenced by the contexts in which patients are found and the expectations of diagnosticians. The observations of Millon, Spitzer, and Weiner on Rosenhan's "On Being Sane in Insane Places" (AA 521 951) were examined for the implications they held for the meanings of sanity and insanity. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Patients, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatrists
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Mitchell, William S.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1975
The present experiment investigated the effects of preexperimental social deprivation and satiation on the responsitivity of chronic schizophrenic patients to contingent social stimulation. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Charts, Disadvantaged, Patients, Psychiatric Hospitals
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Hersen, Michel; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interpersonal Competence, Job Training, Psychiatric Hospitals
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