Abstract
Humor is a complex cognitive process that could be used to elucidate subtle cognitive deficits. Significant deficits in humor perception were observed among 23 outpatients with schizophrenia compared with 20 controls matched for age, gender and education, using a 128-item humor test.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
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Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
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Demography
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Perceptual Disorders / diagnosis*
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Perceptual Disorders / epidemiology*
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Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
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Severity of Illness Index
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Wit and Humor as Topic*