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Perceptual grouping in disorganized schizophrenia

Uhlhaas, Peter J., Phillips, William A., Mitchell, Gordon, Silverstein, Steven M.·2006·Psychiatry Research

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This study evaluated visual perceptual grouping in schizophrenia to test the hypothesis that the disorganization syndrome in schizophrenia is related to a deficit in cognitive coordination. Perceptual grouping was examined with three psychophysically well-controlled tasks in patients with disorganized schizophrenia (n=11), non-disorganized schizophrenia (n=24), psychotic disorders other than schizophrenia (n=31) and non-psychotic psychiatric disorders (n=35). These measures assessed processing of both concurrent and preceding stimulus context. Deficits in perceptual grouping were observed on all three tasks in disorganized schizophrenia patients. Dysfunctional perceptual grouping mechanisms produced both enhanced and impaired task performance suggesting that the pattern of performance observed was the result of a specific deficit in the grouping of stimulus elements. We interpret these data as further support for the hypothesis that the disorganization syndrome in schizophrenia reflects a widespread deficit in the cognitive coordination of contextually related stimuli, leading to dysfunctional grouping of stimulus features in vision, thought and language.

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  • Deficits in contour integration have been extensively documented in schizophrenia.

    “Deficits in contour integration have been extensively documented in schizophrenia (57,65–67).”

    From Visual perception and its impairment in schizophrenia (2008) · cites this paper as [66]

  • Impairments in visual integration have been linked to increases in disorganized symptoms.

    “Impairments in visual integration have been linked to increases in disorganized symptoms (57,66,67), poorer premorbid social functioning (82), presence of childhood trauma in schizophrenia (83), and illness severity and chronicity (84).”

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Authors
Uhlhaas, P. J., Phillips, W. A., Mitchell, G., & Silverstein, S. M.
Affiliations
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • Stratheden Hospital (GB)
  • Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Uhlhaas, Peter J.
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-12
Volume
145
Issue
2-3
Pages
105-117
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2071638142
Cited by
149
References
68
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
Keywords
perceptual grouping, disorganized schizophrenia, cognitive coordination, visual perception, stimulus context, psychosis
MeSH terms
Adult, Chronic Disease, Cognition Disorders, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Language, Male, Perceptual Closure, Perceptual Disorders, Personality Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Disorganized, Severity of Illness Index, Space Perception, Speech Perception, Thinking, Antipsychotic Agents, Visual Perception, Wechsler Scales, Substance-Related Disorders, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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