Language disturbances in schizophrenia.
Language disturbances represent a core feature of schizophrenia, affecting social interactions and quality of life. Here we summarize linguistic and pragmatic deficits and illustrate the role of brain imaging studies in delineating the neural substrates of language deficits in patients with schizophrenia.
Bellani
Marcella
M
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. marcella.bellani@univr.it
Perlini
Cinzia
C
Brambilla
Paolo
P
D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*