Negative symptoms, eg social withdrawal, reduced initiative, anhedonia and affective
flattening, are notoriously difficult to treat. In this review, we take stock of recent research into …

Background Negative symptoms in schizophrenia concern a clinically relevant reduction of
goal-directed behavior that strongly and negatively impacts daily functioning. Existing …

Schizophrenia is a complex and multifactorial disorder generally diagnosed in young adults
at the time of the first psychotic episode of delusions and hallucinations. These positive …

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heterogeneous disorder with diverse clinical manifestations
and macro-and microscale biological variations, usually observed at dissociable levels …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? There is evidence that social isolation
and loneliness is more prevalent in people living with mental illness than in the general …

There is now an extensive empirical literature on the nature and extent of pragmatic
disorders in a range of clinical populations. This chapter attempts to organize the findings of …

Background Affective empathy, or the emotional response one has to the experiences or
emotional states of others, contributes to relationship-maintaining behaviors and is key in …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to infer the mental states of others. ToM is
impaired in schizophrenia and these deficits seem to hinder functional recovery. ToM is thus …

Objective: Randomized controlled trials have attested the efficacy of cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT) in reducing psychotic symptoms. Now, studies are needed to investigate its …

Interactions between social cognition and symptoms of schizophrenia have been
investigated, but mostly component by component. Here we tested the assumption that two …