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    Facial emotion recognition in paranoid schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder

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    Sachse, M.
    Schlitt, S.
    Hainz, D.
    Ciaramidaro, A.
    Walter, H.
    Poustka, F.
    Bölte, Sven
    Freitag, C.
    Date
    2014
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Schizophrenia (SZ) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) share deficits in emotion processing. In order to identify convergent and divergent mechanisms, we investigated facial emotion recognition in SZ, high-functioning ASD (HFASD), and typically developed controls (TD). Different degrees of task difficulty and emotion complexity (face, eyes; basic emotions, complex emotions) were used. Two Benton tests were implemented in order to elicit potentially confounding visuo-perceptual functioning and facial processing. Nineteen participants with paranoid SZ, 22 with HFASD and 20 TD were included, aged between 14 and 33. years. Individuals with SZ were comparable to TD in all obtained emotion recognition measures, but showed reduced basic visuo-perceptual abilities. The HFASD group was impaired in the recognition of basic and complex emotions compared to both, SZ and TD. When facial identity recognition was adjusted for, group differences remained for the recognition of complex emotions only. Our results suggest that there is a SZ subgroup with predominantly paranoid symptoms that does not show problems in face processing and emotion recognition, but visuo-perceptual impairments. They also confirm the notion of a general facial and emotion recognition deficit in HFASD. No shared emotion recognition deficit was found for paranoid SZ and HFASD, emphasizing the differential cognitive underpinnings of both disorders.

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    Sachse, M. and Schlitt, S. and Hainz, D. and Ciaramidaro, A. and Walter, H. and Poustka, F. and Bölte, S. et al. 2014. Facial emotion recognition in paranoid schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. Schizophrenia Research. 159 (2-3): pp. 509-514.
    Source Title
    Schizophrenia Research
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59350
    DOI
    10.1016/j.schres.2014.08.030
    Department
    School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work

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