Background Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) have severe deficits in
speech and gesture processing that contribute considerably to the burden of this disorder. …

Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder often demonstrate impairments in action-outcome
monitoring. Passivity phenomena and hallucinations, in particular, have been related to …

Background Co-verbal gestures are crucial for communication. Neuroimaging studies
suggest that the left frontal lobe may be especially important for processing metaphoric co-verbal …

Emerging evidence shows that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is
negatively affecting mental health around the globe. Interventions to alleviate the psychological …

Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown mixed results for
depression treatment. The efficacies of tDCS combination therapies have not been investigated …

Background: There is limited and inconsistent information on the prevalence of cognitive
impairment in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). Objective: To assess …

Introduction Precision medicine in psychiatry is still in its infancy. To establish patient-tailored
treatment, adequate indicators predicting treatment response are required. …

Perceiving the sensory consequences of one’s own actions is essential to successfully interact
with the environment. Previous studies compared self- (active) and externally generated (…

Background Approximately 15–25% of depressed patients suffer from difficult-to-treat
depression (DTD). Patients with DTD require a thorough examination to avoid the oversight of …

Psychotic disorders often run a chronic course and are associated with a considerable
emotional and social impact for patients and their relatives. Therefore, early recognition, …