Individuals with schizophrenia display speech and language impairments that greatly impact
their integration to the society. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the …

Background: There is a significant body of evidence documenting the speech and language
abnormalities found in adult psychiatric disorders. These speech and language impairments …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pragmatic abilities of patients with
schizophrenia in a variety of pragmatic phenomena expressed through different …

This paper aims to verify the efficacy of Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment (CPT), a new
remediation training for the improvement of the communicative-pragmatic abilities, in …

Introduction: Language and communication disruptions in schizophrenia are at the center of
a large body of investigation. Yet, the remediation of such disruptions is still in its infancy …

Dysfunctional social communication is one of the most stable characteristics in patients with
schizophrenia that also affects quality of life. Interpreting abstract speech and integrating …

Background: Some people with schizophrenia are considered to have communication
difficulties because of concomitant language impairment and/or because of suppressed or …

Dysfunctional social communication is one of the most stable characteristics in patients with
schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) that severely affects quality of life. Interpreting …

OBJECTIVE: Verbal communication impairments are prominent features of schizophrenia.
The grammatical and pragmatic components of expressive and receptive verbal abilities …

Speech disturbances in schizophrenia impact on the individual's communicative ability.
Although they are considered a core feature of schizophrenia, comparatively little work has …