Motivational processes underlie behaviors that enrich the human experience, and
impairments in motivation are commonly observed in psychiatric illness. While motivated …

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with poor functional outcome and place
a substantial burden on people with this disorder, their families, and health-care systems …

Negative symptoms have long been conceptualized as a core aspect of schizophrenia. They
play a key role in the functional outcome of the disorder, and their management represents a …

Background: Physical exercise may be valuable for patients with schizophrenia spectrum
disorders as it may have beneficial effect on clinical symptoms, quality of life and cognition …

The current systematic review and meta-analysis provides an extended and comprehensive
overview of the associations between neurocognitive and social cognitive functioning and …

Schizophrenia is a complex and multifactorial disorder generally diagnosed in young adults
at the time of the first psychotic episode of delusions and hallucinations. These positive …

As recovery is a multidimensional concept, some authors suggested that at least two areas
should be taken into account: clinical remission and social functioning. Functional outcome …

Since currently available antipsychotic medications predominantly treat hallucinations,
delusions, disorganized thoughts and behavior, and related agitation/aggression, attention …

Objective: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are associated with multidimensional
disability. This study examined differential predictors of functional deficits in the two …

Only one out of seven patients recovers after a first episode of psychosis despite psychiatric
care. Rehabilitation interventions have been developed to improve functional outcomes and …