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negative symptom [2 records]

Record 1 2019-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychoses
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

Negative symptoms form an important dimension of schizophrenia and [include] blunting of affect/emotions, reduced speech output, lack of motivation, poor socialization and reduced attention.

OBS

[Negative symptoms] are considered to be among the "core symptoms" of [schizophrenia] with a significant relationship to the pathology.

OBS

negative symptom: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • negative symptoms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychoses
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Les symptômes négatifs, plus difficiles à déceler [que les symptômes positifs], traduisent des pertes de fonctions normales, une dégradation des aptitudes habituelles.

OBS

Les symptômes négatifs apparaissent habituellement avant les symptômes positifs et peuvent persister même après la phase aiguë de la [schizophrénie] et que l'état de la personne a été stabilisé.

OBS

symptôme négatif : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • symptômes négatifs

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)

Spanish

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