Effort Cost Computation in Schizophrenia: A Commentary on the Recent Literature

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 747-753

  Gold, James M ^a   Waltz, James A ^a   Frank, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avolition; Decision making; Effort cost; Motivation; Negative symptoms; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

AMBIGUITY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DELAY DISCOUNTING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MONOTHERAPY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84960804943     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.005     Document Type: Review

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