Remediation of facial affect recognition impairments in patients with schizophrenia: a new training program.
Impairments in facial affect recognition are trait-like characteristics in schizophrenia and might contribute to poor social functioning. A special Training of Affect Recognition program was developed, which shows a good feasibility and promising treatment effects. The specificity of these effects can now be demonstrated in a control group design.
Frommann
Nicole
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstrasse 2, D-40629, Düsseldorf, Germany. nicole.frommann@uni-duesseldorf.de
Streit
Marcus
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Wölwer
Wolfgang
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D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005149:Facial Expression; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*