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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Other Psychotic Disorders

Autistic-Like Traits in Adult Patients with Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Autistic-Like Traits in Adult Patients with Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Junko Matsuo, Yoko Kamio, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Miho Ota, Toshiya Teraishi, Hiroaki Hori, Anna Nagashima, Reiko Takei, Teruhiko Higuchi, Nobutaka Motohashi, Hiroshi Kunugi Published: April 2, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122711   Abstract Autism spectrum disorder often co-occurs with other psychiatric disorders. Although a high prevalence of autistic-like traits/symptoms has been identified in the pediatric psychiatric population of normal intelligence, there are no reports from adult psychiatric population. This study examined whether there is a greater prevalence of autistic-like…

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Effects of different types of sensory signals on reaching performance in persons with chronic schizophrenia

Effects of different types of sensory signals on reaching performance in persons with chronic schizophrenia

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Paul Sin-Bao Huang, Chiung-Ling Chen, Kwok-Tak Yeung, Ming-Yi Hsu, Sok-Wa Wan, Shu-Zon Lou Published: June 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234976 Abstract Previous studies have reported movement abnormalities in persons with schizophrenia. This study aimed to examine the differences between persons with chronic schizophrenia and healthy control participants in reaching movement and the effects of sensory signals on reaching performance in persons with chronic schizophrenia. A counter-balanced repeated-measures design was employed. Twenty persons with schizophrenia and 20 age-…

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Counterfactual Reasoning Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients

Counterfactual Reasoning Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Fernando Contreras , Auria Albacete , Pere Castellví, Agnès Caño, Bessy Benejam, José Manuel Menchón Published: February 1, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148440 Abstract Background Counterfactual thinking is a specific type of conditional reasoning that enables the generation of mental simulations of alternatives to past factual events. Although it has been broadly studied in the general population, research on schizophrenia is still scarce. The aim of the current study was to further examine counterfactual reasoning in this illness….

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Deficits in Degraded Facial Affect Labeling in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder

Deficits in Degraded Facial Affect Labeling in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Annemiek van Dijke , Mascha van ‘t Wout, Julian D. Ford, André Aleman Published: June 14, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154145 Citation: van Dijke A, van ‘t Wout M, Ford JD, Aleman A (2016) Deficits in Degraded Facial Affect Labeling in Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality Disorder. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0154145. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154145 Editor: Christian Schmahl, Central Institute of Mental Health, GERMANY Received: August 11, 2015; Accepted: April 8, 2016; Published: June 14, 2016 Copyright: © 2016 van Dijke et…

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Mental disorders and criminal legal involvement: Evidence from a national diagnostic epidemiological survey

Mental disorders and criminal legal involvement: Evidence from a national diagnostic epidemiological survey

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jeffrey W. Swanson , Madeline Stenger, Michele M. Easter, Natalie Bareis, Lydia Chwastiak, Lisa B. Dixon, Mark J. Edlund, Scott Graupensperger, Heidi Guyer, Maria  Monroe-DeVita, Mark Olfson, T. Scott Stroup, Katherine S. Winans, Marvin S. Swartz Published: April 9, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000257 Abstract Large numbers of adults with mental disorders in the United States are incarcerated or otherwise involved with the criminal legal system. Evidence is lacking on prevalence of specific psychiatric diagnoses in this population. This…

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RISK aversion in Italian forensic and non-forensic patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

RISK aversion in Italian forensic and non-forensic patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Nicola Canessa, Laura Iozzino , onia Andreose, Luca Castelletti, Giovanni Conte, Alexander Dvorak, Clarissa Ferrari, Janusz Heitzman, Ambra Macis, Inga Markiewicz, Giulia Mattavelli, Giuseppe Nicolò, Marco Picchioni, Giuseppe Restuccia, Gianfranco Rivellini, Fabio Teti, Giovanni de Girolamo Published: July 31, 2023  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289152   Abstract Background Goal-directed decision-making is a central component of the broader reward and motivation system, and requires the ability to dynamically integrate both positive and negative feedback from the environment in order to…

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