UNASSIGNED: Aberrant semantic processing has been linked to the etiology of @entity74 ( @entity74 ) symptoms in @entity161 . In this cross-sectional study, two prominent theories, overactivation and disorganized structure of semantic memory (SM), were examined in relation to @entity146 using the continuum approach across two established semantic tasks (direct/indirect semantic priming and categorical fluency). The aim was to examine the validity of the two @entity74 theories in relation to @entity146 in @entity161 . Greater direct and indirect priming, fluency productivity and @entity2246 were expected if the data supported the overactivation theory. Reduced fluency productivity and increased @entity2246 would be characteristic of disorganized storage. Fifty-seven @entity161 / @entity914 @entity1 and 48 controls completed a clinical assessment and the semantic tasks. There was significantly reduced direct priming in @entity1 compared to controls (p<.05), while indirect priming was not significantly different; there was no association between @entity74 and degree of priming. @entity1 produced more @entity5545 (p<.005) than controls, which was related to increasing severity of circumstantiality. The pattern of results was more indicative of a disorganized SM storage problem in this sample. This phenomenon may underlie some @entity146 in general @entity161 . The findings strengthen the relationship between @entity2414 and @entity146 , though this appears to differ between individual symptoms. The authors discuss the value of the continuum approach in addressing research questions in @entity74 etiology. Given low levels of @entity74 in this study, replication of these findings in a sample with greater @entity74 is desirable. (JINS, 2015, 21, 1-10).

Assessing the Relationship between Semantic Processing and Thought @entity146 in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity5545 :: ('MESH:D004410', 'Disease') :: ['category-inappropriate words'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['TD symptoms'] @entity914 :: ('MESH:D011618', 'Disease') :: ['schizoaffective disorder'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenia'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['formal thought disorder', 'TD'] @entity2414 :: ('MESH:D008569', 'Disease') :: ['SM deficits'] @entity2246 :: ('MESH:D008661', 'Disease') :: ['category errors']
@entity161 :: (MESH:D012559,Disease) :: ['Schizophrenia']
