Impact of negative symptoms on functioning and quality of life in first psychotic episodes of schizophrenia

• Main Authors: García-Fernández, Lorena, Romero-Ferreiro, Verónica, Sánchez-Pastor, Luis, Dompablo, Mónica, Martínez-Gras, Isabel, Espejo-Saavedra, Juan Manuel, Rentero, David, Aparicio, Ana Isabel, Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel, Lahera, Guillermo, Lee, Jimmy, Santos, Jose Luis, Rodriguez-Jimenez, Roberto
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Negative Symptoms; Expressive Deficits
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165192
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Negative symptoms are not considered a unitary construct encompassing two different domains, diminished expression, and avolition-apathy. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between each domain and psychosocial functioning and quality of life in people with a first psychotic episo...