The past several years have seen a resurgence of interest in understanding the
psychological and neural bases of what are often referred to as “negative symptoms” in …

The identification of schizophrenia's negative symptoms dates back to the earliest
descriptions of Kraepelin and Bleuler, who each highlighted the central role of avolition in …

Motivational and hedonic impairments are core aspects of a variety of types of
psychopathology. These impairments cut across diagnostic categories and may be critical to …

Negative symptoms have long been recognized as a central feature of the phenomenology
of schizophrenia, dating back to the early descriptions by Kraepelin and Bleuler. Over the …

Anhedonia, the diminished capacity to experience pleasant emotions, is a common,
treatment-resistant feature of schizophrenia that is often included among the negative …

Emotion deficits in schizophrenia have been described since the time of Kraepelin.
However, no comprehensive review of clinical emotion studies has ever been conducted, in …

This article reviews empirical studies of affective traits in individuals with schizophrenia
spectrum disorders, population-based investigations of vulnerability to psychosis, and …

This pilot study examined loving-kindness meditation (LKM) with 18 participants with
schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and significant negative symptoms. Findings indicate that …

Anhedonia, the reduced capacity to gain pleasure from pleasurable experiences, is a key
symptom of major depression and schizophrenia. Reduced hedonic capacity can also be …

BACKGROUND: Emotional impairments such as anhedonia are often considered key
features of schizophrenia. However, self-report research suggests that emotional experience …