Is the comprehension of idiomatic sentences indeed impaired in paranoid Schizophrenia? A window into semantic processing deficits

Schizophrenia patients have been reported to be more impaired in comprehending non-literal than literal language since early studies on proverbs. Preference for literal rather than figurative interpretations continues to be documented. The main aim of this study was to establish whether patients are...

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Main Authors: Pesciarelli, Francesca, Gamberoni, Tania, Ferlazzo, Fabio, Lo Russo, Leo, Pedrazzi, Francesca, Melati, Ermanno, Cacciari, Cristina
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190991/