점광보행동영상 검사에서 보이는 조현병 환자의 감정인식장애

Abstract

Objectives：The purpose of this study is to investigate an emotional recognition in the schizophrenic patients using point-light walkers test. Also, we aimed to examine the relationships of point-light walkers test with facial emotion recognition test, other neurocognitive function tests and clinical variables within schizophrenic patients. Methods：Forty patients with schizophrenia in Bugok national hospital and forty-one healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. To all participants of the study, point-light walkers movies test, facial emotion recognition test and Wisconsin card sorting tests(WCST) were administrated. Results：Compared to the healthy control group, the schizophrenic group performed lower in both point-light walker movies test and facial emotion recognition test. Schizophrenic group also performed poorly on WCST relative to control group. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between point-light walker movies test and facial emotion recognition test within schizophrenic group. The performances on point-light walker movies test correlated with those of WCST within the schizophrenic group. However, there was no significant relationships between point-light walker movies test and positive and negative symptom scale(PANSS) score within the schizophrenic group. Conclusion：The results of this study showed the emotional recognition deficits in schizophrenic patients. The schizophrenic patients showed impaired emotional processing in not only facial stimuli but also whole-body biological movement. Deficits in emotional recognition in patients with schizophrenia may lead to a major difficulties in adaption to social and occupational situations.