Varieties of confabulation and delusion

Kopelman, Michael D.

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“…There are various theories of confabulation, which have been reviewed elsewhere (Kopelman, 1999(Kopelman, , 2010Schnider, 2008;DeLuca, 2009;Fotopoulou, 2010). These include: (i) theories of context memory confusion or a deficit in 'reality monitoring' (Schnider, 2003(Schnider, , 2008; (ii) the theory that temporal consciousness is intact, but malfunctioning (Dalla Barba, 1993;Dalla Barba, Cappelletti, Signorini, & Denes, 1997;La Corte, Serra, Attali, Boisse, & Dalla Barba, 2010);(iii) theories which emphasise deficits in strategic retrieval, trace specification, and verification/editing processes (Burgess & Shallice, 1996;Schacter, Norman, & Koutstaal, 1998;Gilboa et al, 2006); and (iv) motivational accounts of confabulation (Conway & Tacchi, 1996;Fotopoulou, Conway, Griffiths, Birchall, & Tyrer, 2007, Fotopoulou, Conway, Solms, Tyrer, & Kopelman, 2008.…”

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“…Other theorists have attributed spontaneous confabulation to problems in trace specification or verification at retrieval (Kopelman, 1999(Kopelman, , 2010. For example, Burgess and Shallice (1996) stated that there were deficits either in 'strategic control', or trace specification, or the editing out of errors, and Moscovitch and Melo (1997) and Schacter et al (1998) employed different terminology to argue very similarly.…”

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“…Their content may be entirely or substantially erroneous, or they may consist of real memories jumbled up and retrieved out of context (Kopelman, 2010).…”

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“…Spontaneous confabulation has been defined as "a persistent, unprovoked outpouring of erroneous memories" (Kopelman, 1987(Kopelman, , 1999(Kopelman, , 2010, whereas momentary or provoked confabulations consist of fleeting intrusion errors or distortions when memory is challenged or tested. However, this distinction has been challenged.…”

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Confabulation: What is associated with its rise and fall? A study in brain injury

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Metcalfe

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The aim of this study was to investigate cognitive and emotional factors associated with the presence and clinical course of confabulation.24 confabulating participants were compared with 11 brain injured and 6 healthy controls on measures of temporal context confusions, mood state (elation, depression) and lack of insight.Measures of autobiographical memory and executive function were also available. Changes in confabulation and these other measures were monitored over 9 months in the confabulating group.We found that temporal context confusions were more common in confabulating patients than in healthy controls, and that the decline in these errors paralleled the recovery from confabulation.However, temporal context confusions were not specific to the presence of confabulation in brain injury; and their decline was not correlated with change in confabulation scores over 9 months.We found that elated mood and lack of insight discriminated between confabulating and nonconfabulating patients, but these measures did not correlate with either the severity of confabulation or change in confabulation scores through time. What seems to have been most strongly associated with the severity of confabulation scores at 'baseline' and changes through time (over 9 months) were the severity of memory impairment (especially on autobiographical memory) and errors on executive tests (particularly in making cognitive estimates). Greater autobiographical memory and executive impairment were associated with more severe confabulation.The findings were consistent with the view that confabulation results from executive dysfunction where autobiographical memory is also impaired; and that it resolves as these impairments subside.

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“…Their content may be entirely or substantially erroneous, or they may consist of real memories jumbled up and retrieved out of context (Kopelman, 2010).…”

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“…Identification is complicated by the fact that individuals afflicted by confabulation are unaware, or lack insight, which they suffer from this memory phenomenon [35,36]. Furthermore, some of the symptoms for confabulation can be attributed to a host of other disorders, both cognitive or behavioral, or are mistaken as delusional behavior or malingering.…”

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Confabulation: A Beginner’s Guide for legal professionals

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Huntley³

et al. 2017

Forensic Sci Criminol

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Confabulation can be defined as the unintentional creation of a false or inaccurate memory to compensate for memory gaps or deficits. Although some similarities may exist, the phenomenon of confabulation is distinguishable from other issues like suggestibility, malingering, and delusions. The possibility of confabulation is particularly pernicious in criminal justice settings. Here, self-reported memories play an integral role in the confessions and testimony of suspects, defendants, victims, and eyewitnesses. To raise awareness of this possibility, and protect against its consequences, this article reviews warning signs and risk factors for confabulation, tips on how to communicate with and treat individuals who may be confabulating, and recent research in the area of confabulation. In short, this serves as an introduction to confabulation for legal professionals.

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