From Semantics to Feelings: How Do Individuals with Schizophrenia Rate the Emotional Valence of Words?

Schizophrenia is characterized by both emotional and language abnormalities. However, in spite of reports of preserved evaluation of valence of affective stimuli, such as pictures, it is less clear how individuals with schizophrenia assess verbal material with emotional valence, for example, the ove...

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Main Authors: Ana P. Pinheiro, Robert W. McCarley, Elizabeth Thompson, Óscar F. Gonçalves, Margaret Niznikiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/431823