Oneiric activity in schizophrenia: textual analysis of dream reports.
Marco Zanasi, Fabrizio Calisti, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Giulia Valerio, Alberto Siracusano
Consciousness and Cognition May 15, 2010 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.04.008 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case-control study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 246 |
| Population | 123 schizophrenic patients and 123 control participants |
| Keywords | Humans Case-control studies Speech Emotions Dreams Sensation Schizophrenic psychology Semantics Adolescent Middle aged Female Young adult |
| Key findings | Dream reports from 123 schizophrenic patients differed significantly from 123 control dream reports on textual parameters, suggesting that schizophrenia may underlie changes in dream production and dream reports. The authors also contend that textual analysis is valuable for studying dream material. |
Abstract
This work evaluated the structure of dreams in people affected by schizophrenia. The verbal reports of 123 schizophrenic patients were compared with 123 dream reports from a control group. In accordance with the Jungian conceptualization of, dreams as texts, dream reports were assessed using textual analysis processing techniques. Significant differences were found in textual parameters, showing that the dreams reports of schizophrenic patients differ from those of the control group. It is thus possible that schizophrenia probably underlies changes in the oneiric production and dream reports. This work confirms the value of textual analysis in the study of oneiric material.
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