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Psychobiological response to an anger induction task in schizophrenia: The key role of anxiety.
Neus HerreroRaúl EspertAlicia SalvadorJulio SanjuánMarien GadeaAlfonso Picósubject
AdultMaleAdolescentHydrocortisonemedia_common.quotation_subjectBlood PressureAngerAngerAnxietyImpulsivitybehavioral disciplines and activities03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicinemental disordersmedicineHumansTestosteroneSalivaBiological Psychiatrymedia_commonbusiness.industryDichotic listeningStepwise regressionMiddle Agedmedicine.disease030227 psychiatryPsychiatry and Mental healthAffectMoodBlood pressureSchizophreniaSchizophreniaAnxietyFemalemedicine.symptombusinesspsychological phenomena and processes030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychologydescription
Abstract In this study an anger induction laboratory task was applied to men with schizophrenia, and resulted in significant changes in different psychophysiological parameters that were measured in a pre-post design. We observed a significantly greater self-reported anger mood and negative affection, lower self-reported positive affection, an increase in cardiovascular reactivity (with blood pressure in deeper affection compared to controls), higher salivary testosterone levels, lower salivary cortisol levels, and an increase in right ear items reported in dichotic listening. Furthermore, clinical risk factors related to anger in our patients were analyzed by Stepwise Regression analyses. Trait anger was significantly associated with a higher level of delusional pathology and impulsivity. Regarding the resulted state of anger as an output of the induction, the most relevant finding was that anxiety consistently and significantly predicted the increasing in anger feelings, and, remarkably, it predicted also the increasing in T levels and the cardiovascular reactivity of the patients.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-27 | Psychiatry research |