Reality always stands in a horizon of desired or feared or, at any rate, still undecided future
possibilities. Hence, it is always the case that mutually exclusive expectations are aroused …

BackgroundThere is evidence that environmental and genetic risk factors for schizophrenia
spectrum disorders are transdiagnostic and mediated in part through a generic pathway of …

Theory of mind (ToM) deficit is a well-established feature of schizophrenia and has been
suggested as a vulnerability marker of this disorder. However, as most of this evidence is …

We are on the verge of major advances in understanding the pathophysiology of major
mental illnesses–including the likely discovery of several susceptibility genes for these …

Research on neurobiological impairments in clinical and genetic high risk for developing
psychosis individuals (CHR) has identified several brain abnormalities that impact both …

The presence of cognitive impairments is not only a core feature of psychotic disorders but
alterations in cognitive mechanisms can also be found in individuals with a higher than …

Cognitive disorders are currently considered as central components of disorders found in
schizophrenia and are a major handicap for patients day to day. These disorders appear …

BACKGROUND In the early 1990s, when the neuropsychological component of the
Maudsley Family Study of Psychosis (MFSP) began, it was thought that genes modulating …

Background: Cognitive deficits are core characteristics of schizophrenia, which precedes the
emergence of psychotic symptoms. Clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) individuals and …

Despite these and other strengths, there are a few weaknesses that a reader should be
aware of when approaching the text. The first weakness is not so much of the book but of the …