Document Type : Research Paper
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Abstract
Deficiency in facial emotion recognition is among the main
problems schizophrenia patients are facing. However, there is little
information about this deficit in subtypes of schizophrenia. The
present study aims to compare the facial emotion recognition in the
three subgroups of schizophrenia (i.e. paranoid, disorganized, and
residual), and to study its relationship with positive and negative
symptoms. The research was descriptive with a causal-comparative
design. Using convenience sampling and based on psychiatric
diagnosis, clinical interview, and inclusion- exclusion criteria, 60
subjects were selected from among schizophrenia patients at Razi
hospital in Tehran (including 19 paranoid patients, 21 disorganized
patients, 20 residual patients). The research instruments were facial
emotion recognition test and clinical symptom scale (PANSS). The
data was analyzed by one-way ANOVA, post hoc tests, and non-linear
correlation test. The results showed that disorganized patients had
more impairment in the facial emotion recognition compared to other
subtypes of schizophrenia. Subsequently, paranoid and residual
patients showed major impairment, respectively. Moreover, there was
a significant relationship between deficit in emotion recognition and
negative symptoms in the patients. Altogether, the intensity of deficit
in facial emotion recognition is different among different subtypes of
schizophrenia.
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