title: [The decision making: neuroanatomy, functional exploration and mental disorders].
abstract: The term decision making indicates aspects of the executive functions related to the ability to modulate the reward and punishment perception, in order to operate advantageous choices. From the clinical point of view it appears a transnosographic trait that may influence the suicide risk and aggressive acts, increase interpersonal difficulties and modulate therapeutic response: an interesting link between clinical symptomatology and functional daily abilities. We conducted a literature review on its neurophysiology and neuropsychology and the implications in different psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, suicide, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substances abuse, personality disorders, aggressiveness and pathological gambling.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università di L'Aquila.
authors.forename: Annarita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomassini
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Struglia
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pacifico
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gianfelice
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spaziani
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003657:Decision Making; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology