Introduction Social connectedness might positively influence the course of clinical symptoms in people with psychotic disorders. Objectives This study examines satisfaction with social connectedness (SSC) as predictor of positive and negative symptoms ...
J.S. Vogel +6 more
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Cognitive behavioural therapy versus supportive therapy for persistent positive symptoms in psychotic disorders: the POSITIVE Study, a multicenter, prospective, single-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial [PDF]
Background: It has been demonstrated that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has a moderate effect on symptom reduction and on general well being of patients suffering from psychosis.
Andreas Bechdolf +41 more
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Effectiveness of spironolactone on schizophrenia symptoms: A double-blind randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which the facts surrounding a person are interpreted as abnormal. The treatment aims to reduce symptoms and the possibility of disease recurrence. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness
Nazanin Hoghoughi +4 more
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Are lay people good at recognising the symptoms of schizophrenia? [PDF]
©2013 Erritty, Wydell. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
Erritty, P +5 more
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Neurocognitive Models of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: A Review [PDF]
Recent studies at the interface between psychiatry and neuroscience demonstrate a trend towards the investigation of single significant clinical characteristics of mental disorders in contrast to the analysis of a mental disorder as a homogeneous ...
Panikratova Y.R., Lebedeva I.S.
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Assessment of Negative and Positive Symptoms in Schizophrenia [PDF]
Reliable, convenient rating scales to assess negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia are necessary to evaluate further the theoretical and clinical importance of this division of symptoms and signs. The authors describe the application of the Rasch model, a probabilistic, item-independent, and sample-independent test construction procedure to ...
R R, Lewine, L, Fogg, H Y, Meltzer
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DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN FIRST EPISODE SCHIZOPHRENIA: A SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY
Objective: In this study we aimed to find the prevalence of depressive symptoms in first-episode schizophrenia, and to determine the relationship between depressive symptoms and positive/negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Özcan Uzun +3 more
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A new perspective on delusional states: Evidence for claustrum involvement
Delusions are a hallmark positive symptom of schizophrenia, although they are also associated with a wide variety of other psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Cristina Maria Patru, David eReser
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Neural correlates of positive and negative symptoms through the illness course: an fMRI study in early psychosis and chronic schizophrenia [PDF]
Psychotic illness is associated with cognitive control deficits and abnormal recruitment of neural circuits subserving cognitive control. It is unclear to what extent this dysfunction underlies the development and/or maintenance of positive and negative ...
Krisna Patel +8 more
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Introduction: Antipsychotic treatment can improve the symptoms of schizophrenia; however, residual symptoms after antipsychotic treatment are frequent.
Peng-Wei Wang +11 more
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