Vocal emotion perception in schizophrenia and its diagnostic significance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive and emotional impairment are among the core features of schizophrenia; assessment of vocal emotion recognition may facilitate the detection of schizophrenia. We explored the differences between cognitive and social aspects of emotion using vocal emotion recognition and detailed clinical characterization.

Methods

Clinical symptoms and social and cognitive functioning were assessed by trained clinical psychiatrists. A vocal emotion perception test, including an assessment of emotion recognition and emotional intensity, was conducted. One-hundred-six patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and 230 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited.

Results

Considering emotion recognition, scores for all emotion categories were significantly lower in SCZ compared to HC.

SUBMITTER: Zhao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10580536 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature