Characterization of the facial expression of emotions in schizophrenia patients: Preliminary findings with a new electromyography method

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 335-341

  Wolf, Karsten ^a,b   Mass, Reinhard ^a,b   Kiefer, Falk ^a,c   Wiedemann, Klaus ^a   Naber, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Center of Mental Health Marienheide   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facial expression of emotions; Mimic disturbance; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33744954438     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605100601     Document Type: Article

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