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  • Title: Emotion recognition in schizophrenia: further investigation of generalized versus specific deficit models.
    Author: Penn DL, Combs DR, Ritchie M, Francis J, Cassisi J, Morris S, Townsend M.
    Journal: J Abnorm Psychol; 2000 Aug; 109(3):512-6. PubMed ID: 11016120.
    Abstract:
    In this study, the authors examined the nature of emotion perception in schizophrenia. Two samples of people with schizophrenia, one receiving acute care for a recent exacerbation of symptoms and the other receiving extended care, were compared with a nonclinical control group on emotion perception and general perception measures. The nonclinical control group obtained the highest scores on all of the study measures, and the acutely ill group obtained the lowest scores. Furthermore, the acutely ill sample had a specific deficit in emotion perception that remained present after controlling for performance on the general perception tasks. Conversely, the deficits in emotion discrimination in the extended-care sample reflected generalized poor performance. Differences in performance on the emotion identification task between the 2 clinical groups were reduced when controlling for active symptoms.
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