Pathophysiology of negative symptom dimensions of schizophrenia–current developments and implications for treatment

I Bègue, S Kaiser, M Kirschner - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia comprise a group of severe symptoms contributing to
high disease burden and poor long-term prognosis. Conceptual work has shown that these …

Meta-analysis of the relationship between metacognition and disorganized symptoms in psychosis

EJ Myers, DB Abel, JL Mickens, MT Russell… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Disorganized symptoms show associations with metacognitive deficits in
psychosis. However, the magnitude of this relationship is unclear. This meta-analysis aimed …

The communicative impairment as a core feature of schizophrenia: Frequency of pragmatic deficit, cognitive substrates, and relation with quality of life

V Bambini, G Arcara, M Bechi, M Buonocore… - Comprehensive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Impairments in specific aspects of pragmatic competence, supporting the use of
language in context, are largely documented in schizophrenia and might represent an …

It is time to address language disorders in schizophrenia: A RCT on the efficacy of a novel training targeting the pragmatics of communication (PragmaCom)

V Bambini, G Agostoni, M Buonocore, E Tonini… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction: Language and communication disruptions in schizophrenia are at the center of
a large body of investigation. Yet, the remediation of such disruptions is still in its infancy …

[HTML][HTML] The Bayesian brain and cooperative communication in schizophrenia

L Palaniyappan, G Venkatasubramanian - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2022 - jpn.ca
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Language network dysfunction and formal thought disorder in schizophrenia

L Palaniyappan, P Homan… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Pathophysiological inquiries into schizophrenia require a consideration of one
of its most defining features: disorganization and impoverishment in verbal behavior. This …

A leopard cannot change its spots: a novel pragmatic account of concretism in schizophrenia

V Bambini, G Arcara, F Bosinelli, M Buonocore… - Neuropsychologia, 2020 - Elsevier
Concretism is a well-known feature of schizophrenia, tracing back to the early descriptions of
the disease and commonly associated with the literal interpretation of figurative expressions …

[HTML][HTML] Speech prosody as a bridge between psychopathology and linguistics: the case of the schizophrenia spectrum

V Lucarini, M Grice, F Cangemi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders experience severe difficulties in
interpersonal communication, as described by traditional psychopathology and current …

Pragmatic abilities in early Parkinson's disease

MA Baraldi, L Avanzino, E Pelosin, F Domaneschi… - Brain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Language impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been investigated at
different levels of linguistic skills. Only a few studies dealt with pragmatic abilities in PD, and …

[HTML][HTML] Multimodal speech-gesture training in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder: effects on quality of life and neural processing

L Riedl, A Nagels, G Sammer, M Choudhury… - Schizophrenia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dysfunctional social communication is one of the most stable characteristics in patients with
schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) that severely affects quality of life. Interpreting …