The Low Pleasure Beliefs Play a Critical Role in Determining Whether Individuals with Mental Disorders Engage in Reward-seeking Activities
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| Anhedonia is a core clinical symptom for various mental disorders including schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and substance abusers. Anhedonia has been thought to be an important predictor of functional outcome and disease liability. Traditionally, anhedonia has been defined as a reduced ability to experience joyful events or an intention to approach rewards. However, ... |
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Six Chinese Officials Kill Themselves in a Month, Mental Illness Cited
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| Six government and Party officials in China committed suicide by jumping off tall buildings or cutting wrist within a month. Only one of them survived.
Cheng Wandong, a county-level Party official in East China's Jiangsu Province, killed himself during a training session in the neighboring Zhejiang Province last week, news site thepaper.cn reported Sunday. |
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Emotional Cues can Improve Prospective Memory Performance in Patients with Schizophrenia and Major Depressive Disorder
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| Prospective memory (PM) is an important memory for future, refers to the ability to remember to carry out future intentions when prompted by a cue, such as posting a mail when passing the post office. Clinical populations including patients with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder have shown PM deficits. Previous studies have suggested that emotional PM cues may enhance PM performance,... |
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