Emotion processing in psychosis and depression
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding Emotion Processing Deficits in Psychosis and Depression
IRAS ID
332389
Contact name
Panagiota Michalopoulou
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/a, N/a
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Understanding other's emotions is a very important ability in a social environment. Some people who have mental health issues struggle with their social skills, but we are not exactly sure what happens. Schizophrenia and depression are two mental health conditions could have an impact on emotion processing. Hence we want to figure out what makes schizophrenia different from depression in terms of how they handle their emotion and interact with other people.
In the current study, we will include 40 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 40 patients with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and 40 controls ie. people who do not have diagnosis of schizophrenia or major depressive disorder and test their mental abilities, including social function, memory, and so on. We will use different questionnaires and interview techniques to test their mental abilities and compare the difference between patients with schizophrenia, depression, and controls. Participants are going to come to the study site, which is the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London two times. The first visit will last around 1 hour for controls and 2 hours for patients. The second visit will last around 3 hours with breaks and lunch.
This research will help us learn more about how mental health conditions like schizophrenia and depression affect people's social interactions. We hope it can also help us improve our understanding of the mechanisms of emotion processing in health and disease to develop effective interventions and improve the community function and life quality of patients
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/SC/0135
Date of REC Opinion
6 Jun 2024
REC opinion
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