Elucidating negative symptoms in the daily life of individuals in the early stages of psychosis.
Karlijn S F M HermansInez Myin-GermeysCharlotte Gayer-AndersonMatthew J KemptonLucia ValmaggiaPhilip McGuireRobin M MurrayPhilippa GaretyTil WykesCraig MorganZuzana KasanovaUlrich ReininghausPublished in: Psychological medicine (2020)
Overall, altered affective experience, anhedonia, social anhedonia and asociality seem to play less of a role in the daily life of individuals in the early stages of psychosis than previously assumed. With the experience of affect and pleasure in daily life being largely intact, changing social situations and appraisals thereof should be further investigated to prevent development or deterioration of negative symptoms.