Walther2022 - Motor Behavior is Relevant for Understanding Mechanism, Bolstering Prediction, And Improving Treatment. A Transdiagnostic Perspective
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- Year read:#read2022
- Subject: schizophrenia
- Bibtex: @walther2022
- Bibliography: Walther, S., & Mittal, V. A. (2022). Motor Behavior is Relevant for Understanding Mechanism, Bolstering Prediction, And Improving Treatment: A Transdiagnostic Perspective. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 48(4), 741–748. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac003
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- Their main argument is that motor behavior is underutilized when studying mental disorders. Mostly psychosis but also some examples related to OCD.
- Link between OCD habit formation and stereotypic behavior in psychosis
Different motor behaviors may represent pluripotent markers, reflecting a common shared vulnerability for SMI, they may indicate a more direct mechanism of psychopathology, or they may represent a common phenotype, driven by different pathogenic factors.
Motor coordination deficits in the first episode of psychosis indicate poor outcomes after ten years
Psychomotor slowing in psychosis is similar to psychomotor retardation in depression
