OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to assess the differences in facial emotional recognition (FER) between patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), patients with multi-episode schizophrenia (SCH), and healthy controls (HC) and to find possible correlations of FER with psychopathology in the two patient groups. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study enrolling 160 patients from two psychiatric hospitals in Croatia (80 FEP and 80 SCH) and 80 HC during the period from October 2015 until October 2017. Patients were assessed once during their hospital treatment, using the Penn Emotion Recognition Task for assessment of FER, rating scales for psychopathology and depression and self-reporting questionnaires for impulsiveness, aggression, and quality of life. RESULTS: The number of correctly identified emotions significantly decreased from HC to FEP [Δ -7%; 95% confidence interval (CI) [-12% to -3%], effect size r = 0.30] and more markedly in SCH (Δ -15%; 95% CI [-25% to -10%], effect size r = 0.59) after the adjustment for age and gender and correction for multiple testing. Correct FER for negative emotions, but not for happiness and neutral emotions, had a statistically significant negative correlation with some features on the scales of psychopathology, impulsivity and aggression in both patient groups. CONCLUSIONS: Impairment of FER is present from the first episode of schizophrenia and increases further with multiple psychotic episodes, but it may depend on or contribute to clinical symptoms. Therefore, assessment of FER should be included in the clinical assessment and integrated in the plan of treatment from the beginning of the illness. (JINS, 2019, 25, 165-173).
OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to assess the differences in facial emotional recognition (FER) between patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), patients with multi-episode schizophrenia (SCH), and healthy controls (HC) and to find possible correlations of FER with psychopathology in the two patient groups. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study enrolling 160 patients from two psychiatric hospitals in Croatia (80 FEP and 80 SCH) and 80 HC during the period from October 2015 until October 2017. Patients were assessed once during their hospital treatment, using the Penn Emotion Recognition Task for assessment of FER, rating scales for psychopathology and depression and self-reporting questionnaires for impulsiveness, aggression, and quality of life. RESULTS: The number of correctly identified emotions significantly decreased from HC to FEP [Δ -7%; 95% confidence interval (CI) [-12% to -3%], effect size r = 0.30] and more markedly in SCH (Δ -15%; 95% CI [-25% to -10%], effect size r = 0.59) after the adjustment for age and gender and correction for multiple testing. Correct FER for negative emotions, but not for happiness and neutral emotions, had a statistically significant negative correlation with some features on the scales of psychopathology, impulsivity and aggression in both patient groups. CONCLUSIONS: Impairment of FER is present from the first episode of schizophrenia and increases further with multiple psychotic episodes, but it may depend on or contribute to clinical symptoms. Therefore, assessment of FER should be included in the clinical assessment and integrated in the plan of treatment from the beginning of the illness. (JINS, 2019, 25, 165-173).
Authors: Cornelia Larsson; Maria Lee; Tobias Lundgren; Sophie Erhardt; Carl M Sellgren; Simon Cervenka; Jacqueline Borg; Sven Bölte; Helena Fatouros-Bergman Journal: Heliyon Date: 2022-08-27
Authors: Giada Tripoli; Diego Quattrone; Laura Ferraro; Charlotte Gayer-Anderson; Caterina La Cascia; Daniele La Barbera; Crocettarachele Sartorio; Fabio Seminerio; Victoria Rodriguez; Ilaria Tarricone; Domenico Berardi; Stéphane Jamain; Celso Arango; Andrea Tortelli; Pierre-Michel Llorca; Lieuwe de Haan; Eva Velthorst; Julio Bobes; Miquel Bernardo; Julio Sanjuán; Jose Luis Santos; Manuel Arrojo; Cristina Marta Del-Ben; Paulo Rossi Menezes; Els van der Ven; Peter B Jones; Hannah E Jongsma; James B Kirkbride; Sarah Tosato; Antonio Lasalvia; Alex Richards; Michael O'Donovan; Bart P F Rutten; Jim van Os; Craig Morgan; Pak C Sham; Marta Di Forti; Robin M Murray; Graham K Murray Journal: Schizophr Bull Date: 2022-09-01 Impact factor: 7.348