Negative symptoms have long been recognized as a central feature of the phenomenology
of schizophrenia, dating back to the early descriptions by Kraepelin and Bleuler. Over the …

Objective Cognitive dysfunction is common in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This
is a meta-analysis of studies that compared cognitive dysfunction between schizophrenia …

The aim of the present article is to review QoL scales used in studies investigating patients
with schizophrenia over the past 5 years, and to summarize the results of QoL assessment in …

Abstract Speed of Processing (SoP) represents a fundamental limiting step in cognitive
performance which may underlie General Intelligence. The measure of SoP is particularly …

This study aimed to identify profiles of functioning and quality of life (QOL) in depression
(MDD), bipolar disorder (BD) and healthy adults, as well as the clinical, demographic and …

Introduction Cognitive deficits are frequent after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
and consequently could lead to a decrease in quality of life. This is the first study that has …

Background: An increasing number of studies identifies the duration of illness (DI) as an
important predictor of outcome in patients affected by major psychoses (MP). The aim of the …

While research focus remains mainly on psychotic symptoms, it is questionable whether we
are placing enough emphasis on improving the quality of life (QoL) of schizophrenia …

Intellectual abilities display high heterogeneity in patients with schizophrenia that might
depend on the interaction among neurodevelopmental processes, environmental factors …

Processing speed deficit, ascertained by digit-symbol substitution test (DSST), is considered
as a fundamental impairment in schizophrenia. Clinical correlates of processing speed …