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Differences of memory deficits among chronic schizophrenics,
diug addicts, and nonnals were investigated in the present study.
Purposive sample (N 75) of hospitalized patients, consisting of
chronic schizophrenics (n 25), drug addicts (n = 25), and normals
(n — 25) was taken from Services Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Fountain
House, and Mental Hospital* Lahore, Pakistan. No matching on
gender and type of drug usage was carried out. Six different memory
tests, verbal (story memory, words memory, non-sense syllables) and
non-verbal (Visual Reproduction-sub test of Wechsler Memory
Scale (Wechsler & Stone, 1948), Memory for Design test (Graham
& Kendall, 1960), and Rey Complex Figure (Rey, 1.941) were
administered in the same order. Results supported the presence of
memory deficits among chronic schizophrenics and drug addicts as
compared to normal controls. Furthermore, chronic schizophrenics
performed poorly on Words Memory test (meaningful) as compared
to drug addicts.
Syeda Shamama-tus-Sabah, Najma Najam. (2007) Comparison of Memory Deficits among Chronic Schizophrenics, Drug Addicts, and Normals, Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, Volume-22, Issue-2.
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