Schizophrenic disorders and reading disturbance

Schizophrenic disorders, perhaps the most serious of severe mental disorders, develop in adulthood in about 1 percent of the population. Patients with these conditions frequently report a host of cognitive impairments, including reading disturbances. This paper discusses case observations, the literature on reading disturbances in these disorders, and recent empirical studies that indicate potential linkages between reading disturbances and semantic memory processes.