Autobiographical memory and theory of mind: evidence of a relationship in schizophrenia
Autobiographical memory and theory of mind: evidence of a relationship in schizophrenia
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DOI：
10.1017/s0033291703007529
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发表时间：
2003-07-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Frith, CD
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作者：
Corcoran, R;Frith, CD
背景有人提出，对他人精神状态的推断是在参考自传体记忆后得出的。本研究旨在探讨精神分裂症患者自传体记忆提取与心理理论测验成绩的关系。对59名符合DSM-IV诊断标准的精神分裂症患者和44名年龄、性别和估计智商相匹配的健康受试者进行自传体记忆访谈（AMI）、两种心理理论（TOM）测量和逻辑记忆测试。有明确的证据表明，精神分裂症患者在所有任务上都表现不佳。在精神分裂症样本中，AMI和TOM任务的总分之间存在着强有力的关系。此外，有证据表明，精神分裂症的参与者有倾向于选择奇怪的或负面的事件时，提示的标准问题的AMI。这项研究的结果表明，当精神分裂症患者试图思考他人的信仰和意图时，他们使用类比推理。这种方法是否也被其他临床和正常成人群体采用是未来研究的问题。
Background. It has been proposed that inferences about the mental states of others are drawn after a referral to autobiographical memory. This study explored the relationship between autobiographical memory retrieval and performance on tests of theory of mind in people with schizophrenia.Method. Fifty-nine people with a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia and 44 healthy participants matched for age, sex and estimated IQ were given the Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI), two measures of theory of mind (TOM) and a logical memory test.Results. There was clear evidence that the people with schizophrenia were under-performing on all tasks. Within the schizophrenia sample, robust relationships existed between the total scores achieved on the AMI and the TOM tasks. Furthermore, there was evidence that the participants with schizophrenia had a tendency to recollect odd or negative events when prompted by the standard questions of the AMI.Conclusions. The results of this study indicate that when people with schizophrenia attempt to think about the beliefs and intentions of others they use analogical reasoning. Whether this approach is also adopted by other clinical and normal adult groups is a question for future research.