Counterfactual thinking in psychiatric and neurological diseases: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to simulate alternatives to factual events is called counterfactual thinking (CFT) and it is involved both in emotional and behavioral regulation. CFT deficits have been reported in psychiatric and neurological conditions, possibly contributing to patients' difficulties in modulating behaviors and affections. Thus, acknowledging the presence and possible consequences of CFT impairments might be essential for optimal clinical management.

Objectives

This scoping review aims to summarize the previous evidence about CFT in psychiatric and neurological diseases to determine the extent of the previous research and what has been discovered so far, the variety of clinical conditions considered, the methodologies adopted, and the relevant issues to be addressed

SUBMITTER: Tagini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886174 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature