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Conscious and Non-conscious Representations of Emotional Faces in Asperger's Syndrome
Published on: July 31, 2016
[Deficits in Facial Expression Recognition in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]
Petra Retz-Junginger1, Lisa Giesen1, Michael Rösler1
1Institut für gerichtliche Psychologie und Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar.
Objective:
General and specific deficits in the recognition of facial expressed emotions of ADHD and controls were examined.
Methods:
Affect recognition abilities were assessed with the FEEL-Test in a sample of 138 adults with ADHD and 40 healthy controls.
Results:
Adults with ADHD showed deficits in recognition of the negative emotions anger, disgust, and sadness.
Conclusion:
Deficits in recognition of negative facial expressed emotions might be associated with the development of social problems in the daily life of adults with ADHD and might also provide an approach for therapeutical interventions.
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