What do we really know about blunted vocal affect and alogia? A meta-analysis of objective assessments

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 533-538

  Cohen, Alex S ^a   Mitchell, Kyle R ^a   Elvevåg, Brita ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Affect; Alogia; Blunted; Computerized; Meta analysis; Negative; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ALOGIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLUNTED AFFECT; BLUNTED VOCAL AFFECT; CONVERSATION; HUMAN; NARRATIVE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; APHASIA; COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; APHASIA; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84922464565     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.09.013     Document Type: Review

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