title: [Anhedonia and sensation seeking].
abstract: The relationship between anhedonia and sensation seeking has been studied in 56 normal subjects of both sexes (33 males, 23 females). Anhedonia and sensation seeking were respectively defined by two reliable rating scales: Physical Anhedonia Scale of Chapman (PAS), Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale (SS form V -40 items). The results have shown a negative correlation between this scales for males but not for females. These finding suggest that lowered levels of sensation seeking could constitute for males, like anhedonia, a risk factor of schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Service Hospitalo-Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Hospital Pinel, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loas
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Borgne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010990:Pleasure-Pain Principle; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012557:Schizoid Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Anhédonie et recherche de sensations.