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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Vocal emotion perception in schizophrenia and its diagnostic significance.

Wenxuan Zhao, Qi Zhang, Huimei An, Yajun Yun, Ning Fan, Shaoxiao Yan, Mingyuan Gan, Shuping Tan, Fude Yang

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Wenxuan Zhao *Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China.
Qi Zhang *Wuxi Mental Health Center, Wuxi, China.
Huimei AnBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China.
Yajun YunBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China.
Ning FanBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China.
Shaoxiao YanBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China.
Mingyuan GanBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China.
Shuping TanBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China. shupingtan@126.com.
Fude YangBeijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School, No 7, HuangtuNandian, ChangPing District, Beijing, 100096, China. yangfd2002@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive and emotional impairment are among the core features of schizophrenia; assessment of vocal emotion recognition may facilitate the detection of schizophrenia. We explored the differences between cognitive and social aspects of emotion using vocal emotion recognition and detailed clinical characterization.

methodsClinical symptoms and social and cognitive functioning were assessed by trained clinical psychiatrists. A vocal emotion perception test, including an assessment of emotion recognition and emotional intensity, was conducted. One-hundred-six patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and 230 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited.

resultsConsidering emotion recognition, scores for all emotion categories were significantly lower in SCZ compared to HC. Considering emotional intensity, scores for anger, calmness, sadness, and surprise were significantly lower in the SCZs. Vocal recognition patterns showed a trend of unification and simplification in SCZs. A direct correlation was confirmed between vocal recognition impairment and cognition. In diagnostic tests, only the total score of vocal emotion recognition was a reliable index for the presence of schizophrenia.

conclusionsThis study shows that patients with schizophrenia are characterized by impaired vocal emotion perception. Furthermore, explicit and implicit vocal emotion perception processing in individuals with schizophrenia are viewed as distinct entities. This study provides a voice recognition tool to facilitate and improve the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

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SchizophreniaAngerCognitionEmotionsFacial ExpressionHumansPerceptionSocial PerceptionCognitionSchizophreniaVocal emotion perception

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PMCPMC10580536

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