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Positive and negative symptoms: historical and conceptual aspects.
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
Modern Problems of Pharmacopsychiatry
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Research on schizophrenia psychopathology is advancing, with a renewed focus on negative symptoms alongside positive symptoms. This shift emphasizes neural mechanisms and longitudinal studies for improved schizophrenia research.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Neuroscience
- Schizophrenia Research
Background:
- Recent decade shows renewed interest in negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
- Schizophrenia research is rebalancing focus between positive (delusions, hallucinations) and negative symptoms.
- Growing emphasis on neural mechanisms underlying schizophrenia symptoms.