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Emotional reactivity to film material in Alzheimer's disease
Daniel C Mograbi1, Richard G Brown, Robin G Morris
1Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK. daniel.mograbi@kcl.ac.uk
Aims:
To explore emotional reactivity in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) using film material, investigating the influence of dementia-related material and awareness of condition.
Methods:
Twenty-two patients with AD and 21 healthy older adults viewed films with positive, neutral or negative content, including a film about dementia. Reactivity was measured through a self-report questionnaire and filming of facial expressions. Awareness of condition was assessed contrasting patients' versus informants' versions of an anosognosia questionnaire.
Results:
The AD patients showed reduced self-reported reactivity to negative films, but exhibited a pattern of facial responses similar to controls for all films. Awareness was associated with frequency of negative facial expressions during the dementia film.
Conclusions:
AD patients may have impairments in self-reported reactivity to negative stimuli. Awareness may mediate responses to dementia-related material.
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