M. Narimani; A. Ghasempour; A. Abolgasemi; Sh. Hasanzade
Volume 17, Issue 2 , December 2010, , Pages 143-164
Abstract
The aim of the current study is to compari emotional facial expressions from recognition and cognitive processing in schizophrenic and normal people. The research made use of causeal-comparative. The sample of this study inculeded 60 patients with schizophrenia (30 persons of paranoid and 30 persons ...
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The aim of the current study is to compari emotional facial expressions from recognition and cognitive processing in schizophrenic and normal people. The research made use of causeal-comparative. The sample of this study inculeded 60 patients with schizophrenia (30 persons of paranoid and 30 persons of disorganized) and 30 normal persons. Sex, age and education were controlled for the study. For data collection the emotional facial expression recognition test, Wechsler memory test, Stroop test and information processing questionnaire were used. To analyze the data multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and LSD as post hoc test were used. Results showed significant differences among the three groups in emotion facial expression from recognition and pepole with schizophernia demonstrated deficits in emotion facial expression from recognition. Also, people with paranoid schizophrenia performed better than the range of people with schizophrenia. Moreover, a significant difference was observed among the three groups in processing speed, information processing and verbal and non-verbal memory. People with schizophrenia of the disorganized type of variables of information processing, verbal and nonverbal memory were worse. In terms of processing speed, the normal people conditions were better than the other groups, but no significant differences between the two groups with schizophrenia in terms of these variables were observed. Defect in emotion facial expression from recognition and cognitive processing in schizophrenic patient waslower than normal persons. Also, these defects in disorganized patient were more prominent, in than paranoid patients. The results of this study have important implications for treatment and follow-up in schizophrenia.
