Atypical sensory processing is prevalent in individuals with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Up to 90% of children with ASD demonstrate altered sensory experiences during their early developmental period, affecting all sensory modalities and contributing to difficulties in higher-order cognitive and social functions.
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a disabling psychiatric disorder characterized by positive symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, negative symptoms, such as decreased expression ability, and cognitive defects, such as impaired executive function and memory ability. Excessive oxidative stress and dysregulated antioxidant defense system have been proposed to be important risk factors for SCZ. The...
There has been abundant discussion and inquiry in to the conceptualizations of mental disorders. One classic framework for mental disorders was based on latent variable modelling.
