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How is language ability related to PTSD? Language may be altered in people with PTSD. Tasks designed to assess language ability include letter fluency tasks that assess the ability to generate words starting with a particular letter. Category fluency tasks assess the ability to name words within a specified category. Working memory is needed for both letter and category fluency as participants must organise and retrieve relevant information. Other tests designed to assess language include: Boston Naming task; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) comprehension (including the subtest information, similarities and vocabulary), WAIS verbal memory, verbal fluency, National Adult Reading Test…

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What are antecedents of bipolar disorder? Antecedents, including language problems, are usually subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of bipolar disorder, however most children who exhibit deviations do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. What is the evidence from long-term studies on language problems as antecedents of bipolar disorder? Moderate to low quality evidence suggests a medium-sized effect of poor expressive language, but not…
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Language

What is language ability in bipolar disorder? Language may be altered in people with bipolar disorder and may present in the form of disorganised speech. Tasks designed to assess language ability include; letter fluency tasks that assess the ability to generate words starting with a particular letter; and category fluency tasks that assess the ability to name words within a specified category. Working memory is needed for both letter and category fluency as participants must organise and retrieve relevant information. Other tests designed to assess language include: Boston Naming task; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) comprehension (including the subtest information,…
Language

Language

How are language deficits relevant to people with schizophrenia?  Language may be altered in people with schizophrenia and may present in the form of disorganised speech. Tasks designed to assess language ability include; letter fluency tasks that assess the ability to generate words starting with a particular letter; and category fluency tasks that assess the ability to name words within a specified category. Working memory is needed for both letter and category fluency as participants must organise and retrieve relevant information. Other tests designed to assess language include: Boston Naming task; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale comprehension (WAIS), including the subtest…

Speech and hearing deficits

What are antecedents of schizophrenia? Antecedents such as speech and hearing problems are subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of schizophrenia, however most children who exhibit these antecedents do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. These studies can provide unique insights into the changes in developmental trajectories that may be associated with schizophrenia. What is the evidence for speech and hearing deficits as antecedents…

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