Interplay of gaze behaviour and facial affectivity in schizophrenia

Helena Fatouros Bergman, Jochen Spang, Andrzej Werbart, Gunilla Preisler and Jörg Merten

Psychosis, 2011, vol. 3, issue 2, 148-150

Abstract: Background: Some patients diagnosed with schizophrenia display reduced amounts of negative facial affectivity during mutual gaze in everyday conversations with non‐professionals. Aims: The aim was to confirm this finding in clinical interviews. Method: Thirty‐two video‐recorded clinical interviews were conducted with eight patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Selected sequences were coded for gaze behaviour and facial affective behaviour. Results: During mutual gaze, the patients showed as much negative facial affectivity as expected by chance. Previous findings were not confirmed. Conclusions: Findings suggests that the type of interview has importance for the facial affectivity in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia during mutual gaze.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2010.488297

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