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Language in schizophrenia and aphasia: The relationship with non-verbal cognition and thought disorder (2019)
Journal Article
Little, B., Gallagher, P., Zimmerer, V., Varley, R., Douglas, M., Spencer, H., …Watson, S. (2019). Language in schizophrenia and aphasia: The relationship with non-verbal cognition and thought disorder. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 24(6), 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2019.1668758

Objective: To determine the relationship between language abnormalities and broader cognitive impairment and thought disorder by examining language and cognition in schizophrenia and aphasia (a primary language disorder). Methods: Cognitive and lingu... Read More about Language in schizophrenia and aphasia: The relationship with non-verbal cognition and thought disorder.

Non-literal understanding and psychosis: Metaphor comprehension in individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (2019)
Journal Article
Deamer, F., Palmer, E., Vuong, Q. C., Ferrier, N., Finkelmeyer, A., Hinzen, W., & Watson, S. (2019). Non-literal understanding and psychosis: Metaphor comprehension in individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 18, Article 100159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2019.100159

Previous studies suggest that understanding of non-literal expressions, and in particular metaphors, can be impaired in people with schizophrenia; although it is not clear why. We explored metaphor comprehension capacity using a novel picture selecti... Read More about Non-literal understanding and psychosis: Metaphor comprehension in individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.