title: Emotional processing in schizophrenia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Persons with schizophrenia have impaired emotional processing, involving experience, expression, and recognition of emotions.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article reviews the historical descriptions and more recent work on emotion processing in schizophrenia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although abilities of emotional processing relate directly to interpersonal communication and psychosocial functioning, methodological issues exist in the current body of studies and resultant knowledge, which limit translation to novel treatment options.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further improvement in emotion processing in persons with stable schizophrenia are unlikely to result from conventional pharmacotherapy of psychosis. New treatment modalities and behavioural interventions offer possible improvements in quality of life and psychosocial functioning.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Christian G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kohler
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003142:Communication; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011584:Psychology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents