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[The decision making: neuroanatomy, functional exploration and mental disorders]
Annarita Tomassini1, Francesca Struglia, Paolo Stratta
1Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università di L'Aquila.
Rivista Di Psichiatria
|January 14, 2010
Summary
Decision making, a key executive function, involves balancing reward and punishment for advantageous choices. Impaired decision making is linked to various psychiatric disorders and clinical symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
- Cognitive Psychology
Context:
- Decision making is a complex executive function.
- It involves modulating reward and punishment perception.
- It is crucial for making advantageous choices.
Purpose:
- To review the neurophysiology and neuropsychology of decision making.
- To explore its implications in various psychiatric disorders.
Summary:
- Decision making influences suicide risk, aggression, and interpersonal functioning.
- It is a transnosographic trait affecting clinical symptoms and daily abilities.
- This review covers its role in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, substance abuse, personality disorders, and pathological gambling.
Impact:
- Understanding decision making is vital for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
- It offers insights into the link between cognitive function and clinical presentation.
- This research highlights decision making's role across a spectrum of mental health conditions.
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