Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry (생물정신의학)
- Volume 4 Issue 1
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- Pages.3-11
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- 1997
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- 1225-8709(pISSN)
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- 2005-7571(eISSN)
Memory and Psychiatric Disorders
기억력과 정신질환
- Hong, Kyung Sue (Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medicol Center, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
- Yeon, Byeong Kil (Department of Psychiatry, Kangdong Sacred Neart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
- Published : 1997.06.25
Abstract
Disturbances in memory are the most common problem in patients with an organic mental syndrome. Other patients with significant psychiatric disorders also often have difficulty with memory. So it is very important in the clinical practice of psychiatry to understand the biological and neurocognitive mechanisms of memory proessing, and to develop the assessment tools with which memory function can be evaluated reliably and validly. Moreover, memory researches provide an important viewpoint from which we can understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of major neuropsychiatric illnesses. This article focuses on our understanding of memory functions in clinical and neurobiological aspects. The relevant material will be presented in four parts : 1) terminologies needed in defining major stages of various types of memory processing : 2) neurochemical and neuroanatomical basis of memory processing : 3) brief bed-side screening tests and more comprehensive neuropsychological tests for the evaluation of memory function : 4) the characteristics of memory dysfunction in several major psychiatric illnesses.
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