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Facial emotion recognition in schizophrenia: An exploratory study on the role of comorbid alcohol and substance use disorders and COMT Val158Met.
Human psychopharmacology - 1 Nov 2017
Carrà Giuseppe, Nicolini Gabriella, Lax Annamaria, Bartoli Francesco, Castellano Filippo, Chiorazzi Alessia, Gamba Giulia, Bava Mattia, Crocamo Cristina, Papagno Costanza
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OBJECTIVES: To explore whether facial emotion recognition (FER), impaired in both schizophrenia and alcohol and substance use disorders (AUDs/SUDs), is additionally compromised among comorbid subjects, also considering the role of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study, randomly recruiting 67 subjects with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of schizophrenia, and rigorously...
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