The relationship between insight and autobiographical memory for emotional events in schizophrenia. Issue 1 (30th March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: MacDougall, Arlene G.; McKinnon, Margaret C.; Herdman, Katherine A.; King, Matthew J.; Kiang, Michael
• Is Part Of: Psychiatry research. Volume 226:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 392
• Page End: 395
• Publication Date: 2015-03-30
• Subjects: Autobiographical memory -- Schizophrenia -- Insight; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- periodicals; Psychiatrie -- Périodiques; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.12.058
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-1781

Abstract

Abstract: The relation of episodic and semantic memory for emotional- (positive, negative) and neutral-valenced autobiographical events to illness insight was examined in individuals with schizophrenia. Reduced recall of episodic details for negative events was significantly associated with impaired awareness of having a past mental disorder and its social consequences. Deficits in episodic memory for negative autobiographical events may underlie impaired insight in schizophrenia. Highlights: Poor recall of episodic details from negative events predicted impaired insight. Recall of semantic details from negative events did not predict illness awareness. Autobiographical memory of positive or neutral events was not predictive of insight.