Background From a behavioural perspective anhedonia is defined as diminished interest in
the engagement of pleasurable activities. Despite its presence across a range of psychiatric …

In order to develop effective treatments for anhedonia we need to understand its underlying
neurobiological mechanisms. Anhedonia is conceptually strongly linked to reward …

Background Anhedonia, the reduced capacity to experience pleasure, has long been
regarded as a cardinal symptom in depression and schizophrenia. Recent evidence …

Anhedonia has long been considered a core clinical feature of schizophrenia, which is
thought to be an important predictor of functional outcome and disease liability. However …

Background Depression is characterised partly by blunted reactions to reward. However,
tasks probing this deficiency have not distinguished insensitivity to reward from insensitivity …

ANHEDONIA IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: MINI-REVIEW Page 1 S143 Psychiatria Danubina, 2019;
Vol. 31, Suppl. 2, pp S143-147 Conference paper © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb, Croatia …

Anhedonia is a prevalent symptom across many psychiatric disorders. The contemporary
scope of anhedonia across various models includes interest, reward anticipation, motivation …

Background Anhedonia, as a dysregulation of the reward circuit, is present in both Major
Depressive Disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia (SZ). Aims To elucidate the clinical and …

Anhedonia has long been considered a cardinal symptom of schizophrenia. This symptom is
strongly associated with poor functional outcome, and limited treatment options are …

long standing definition of anhedonia as “the inability to experience pleasure” has been
challenged recently following progress in affective neuroscience. In particular, accumulating …