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Anhedonia and Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Mark Cook  and
Fredie Simukonda
Mark Cook
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP
Fredie Simukonda
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP
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Summary

Data from Chapman's anhedonia and perceptual aberration scales are presented for groups of schizophrenics and hospital staff control subjects. Differences between the two groups are found for both anhedonia scales and for the perceptual aberration scale, but the difference for physical anhedonia is only marginally significant. The anhedonia scales do not differentiate between the two groups sufficiently well to be useful diagnostically.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 6 , December 1981 , pp. 523 - 525
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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