Current nosology claims to separate mental disorders into distinct categories that do not overlap with each other. This nosological separation is not based on underlying…
Background:Mood disorders involve a complex interplay between multifaceted internal emotional states, and complex external inputs. Dynamical systems theory suggests that this interplay between aspects of…
Attentional set shifting refers to the ease with which the focus of attention is directed and switched. Cognitive tasks, such as the widely used CANTAB…
Importance: Antidepressant discontinuation substantially increases the risk of a depression relapse.The neurobiological mechanisms through which this happens are not known. Amygdala reactivityto negative information is…
Orestis Zavlis, UCL PhD student, Computational Psychopathology &Psychoanalysis has written a cogent and superbly clear journal club articleon our review paper on computational psychiatry.
Background: One in three patients relapse after antidepressant discontinuation. Thus, the prevention of relapse after achieving remission is an important component in the long-term management of…
When making choices people differ from each other, as well as from normativity, in how they weigh different types of information. One explanation for this…
Anhedonia is a reduction in enjoyment, motivation or interest. It is common across mental health disorders and a harbinger of poor treatment outcomes. The enjoyment…
Special issue of Biological Psychiatry with a Commentary by Matthew M. Nour and Quentin J.M. Huys Commentary can be accessed here. Full issue can be…
Article PDF. In: Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 778-779, 2023.