Instruments measuring blunted affect in schizophrenia: a systematic review.

Blunted affect, also referred to as emotional blunting, is a prominent symptom of schizophrenia. Patients with blunted affect have difficulty in expressing their emotions. The work of Abrams and Taylor and their development of the Rating Scale for Emotional Blunting in the late 1970's was an ea...

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Main Authors: Sanja Kilian, Laila Asmal, Anneke Goosen, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Lebogang Phahladira, Robin Emsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452733?pdf=render