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Social Anhedonia

MedGen UID:
465271
•Concept ID:
C3178803
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Anhedonia, Social; Anhedonias, Social; Social Anhedonias

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PubMed

Prodromal period of psychosis: diagnostic criteria.
Venger O, Bilous V, Striepetova O, Kulivets O, Oliynyk O
Wiad Lek 2024;77(1):47-54. doi: 10.36740/WLek202401107. PMID: 38431807
Neuropsychiatric disorders related to interferon and interleukins treatment.
Myint AM, Schwarz MJ, Steinbusch HW, Leonard BE
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MMPI-2 schizophrenia spectrum profiles among schizotypal college students and college students who seek psychological treatment.
Poreh A, Whitman D
Psychol Rep 1993 Dec;73(3 Pt 1):987-94. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.73.3.987. PMID: 8303001

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The effect of vortioxetine on anhedonia in patients with schizophrenia.
Greš A, Šagud M, Dickov A
Int J Psychiatry Med 2024 Mar;59(2):139-152. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1177/00912174231199925. PMID: 37647498
Social anhedonia and other indicators of risk for schizophrenia: Theory and inquiry.
Gooding DC
Psychiatry Res 2023 Jan;319:114966. Epub 2022 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114966. PMID: 36436399
Physical and social anhedonia are associated with suicidality in major depression, but not in schizophrenia.
Sagud M, Tudor L, Šimunić L, Jezernik D, Madžarac Z, Jakšić N, Mihaljević Peleš A, Vuksan-Ćusa B, Šimunović Filipčić I, Stefanović I, Kosanović Rajačić B, Kudlek Mikulić S, Pivac N
Suicide Life Threat Behav 2021 Jun;51(3):446-454. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1111/sltb.12724. PMID: 33314250
Vitamin D supplementation improves anxiety but not depression symptoms in patients with vitamin D deficiency.
Zhu C, Zhang Y, Wang T, Lin Y, Yu J, Xia Q, Zhu P, Zhu DM
Brain Behav 2020 Nov;10(11):e01760. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1002/brb3.1760. PMID: 32945627Free PMC Article
Social functioning in major depressive disorder.
Kupferberg A, Bicks L, Hasler G
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016 Oct;69:313-32. Epub 2016 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.002. PMID: 27395342

Diagnosis

The effect of vortioxetine on anhedonia in patients with schizophrenia.
Greš A, Šagud M, Dickov A
Int J Psychiatry Med 2024 Mar;59(2):139-152. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1177/00912174231199925. PMID: 37647498
Social anhedonia, social networks, and psychotic-like experiences: A test of social deafferentation.
Dodell-Feder D, Shovestul B, Woodyatt J, Popov V, Germine L
Psychiatry Res 2020 Feb;284:112682. Epub 2019 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112682. PMID: 31735375Free PMC Article
Social anhedonia and asociality in psychosis revisited. An experience sampling study.
Kasanova Z, Oorschot M, Myin-Germeys I
Psychiatry Res 2018 Dec;270:375-381. Epub 2018 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.057. PMID: 30300867
Social functioning in major depressive disorder.
Kupferberg A, Bicks L, Hasler G
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016 Oct;69:313-32. Epub 2016 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.002. PMID: 27395342
Motivation and effort in individuals with social anhedonia.
McCarthy JM, Treadway MT, Blanchard JJ
Schizophr Res 2015 Jun;165(1):70-5. Epub 2015 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.03.030. PMID: 25888337Free PMC Article

Therapy

Orbitofrontal and striatal metabolism, volume, thickness and structural connectivity in relation to social anhedonia in depression: A multimodal study.
Donnelly BM, Hsu DT, Gardus J, Wang J, Yang J, Parsey RV, DeLorenzo C
Neuroimage Clin 2024;41:103553. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103553. PMID: 38134743Free PMC Article
The effect of vortioxetine on anhedonia in patients with schizophrenia.
Greš A, Šagud M, Dickov A
Int J Psychiatry Med 2024 Mar;59(2):139-152. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1177/00912174231199925. PMID: 37647498
Vitamin D supplementation improves anxiety but not depression symptoms in patients with vitamin D deficiency.
Zhu C, Zhang Y, Wang T, Lin Y, Yu J, Xia Q, Zhu P, Zhu DM
Brain Behav 2020 Nov;10(11):e01760. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1002/brb3.1760. PMID: 32945627Free PMC Article
Context matters: Social cognition task performance in psychometric schizotypes.
Pflum MJ, Gooding DC
Psychiatry Res 2018 Jun;264:398-403. Epub 2018 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.075. PMID: 29679842
Perceptive biases in major depressive episode.
Naudin M, Carl T, Surguladze S, Guillen C, Gaillard P, Belzung C, El-Hage W, Atanasova B
PLoS One 2014;9(2):e86832. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086832. PMID: 24558363Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Social anhedonia and other indicators of risk for schizophrenia: Theory and inquiry.
Gooding DC
Psychiatry Res 2023 Jan;319:114966. Epub 2022 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114966. PMID: 36436399
The Transdiagnostic Nature of Social Anhedonia: Historical and Current Perspectives.
Gooding DC, Pflum M
Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2022;58:381-395. doi: 10.1007/7854_2021_301. PMID: 35156185
Physical and social anhedonia in female adolescents: A factor analysis of self-report measures.
Yang X, Casement MD, Keenan KE, Hipwell AE, Guyer AE, Forbes EE
Emotion 2022 Dec;22(8):1828-1840. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1037/emo0000843. PMID: 34060862Free PMC Article
Developmental antecedents of social anhedonia: The roles of early temperament and sex.
Mumper EE, Finsaas MC, Goldstein BL, Gooding DC, Klein DN
Dev Psychopathol 2021 Feb;33(1):363-371. doi: 10.1017/S0954579420000024. PMID: 32375907
Social Anhedonia and Romantic Relationship Processes.
Assaad L, Lemay EP Jr
J Pers 2018 Apr;86(2):147-157. Epub 2017 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/jopy.12300. PMID: 28002619

Clinical prediction guides

Social anhedonia in Malaysian schizophrenia patients and healthy participants.
Balasingam K, Kanagasundram S, Ann AYH, Kasmuri K, Gooding DC
Asian J Psychiatr 2023 Jan;79:103350. Epub 2022 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103350. PMID: 36462388
Social anhedonia and other indicators of risk for schizophrenia: Theory and inquiry.
Gooding DC
Psychiatry Res 2023 Jan;319:114966. Epub 2022 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114966. PMID: 36436399
Vitamin D supplementation improves anxiety but not depression symptoms in patients with vitamin D deficiency.
Zhu C, Zhang Y, Wang T, Lin Y, Yu J, Xia Q, Zhu P, Zhu DM
Brain Behav 2020 Nov;10(11):e01760. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1002/brb3.1760. PMID: 32945627Free PMC Article
Social anhedonia and social functioning: Loneliness as a mediator.
Tan M, Shallis A, Barkus E
Psych J 2020 Apr;9(2):280-289. Epub 2020 Jan 21 doi: 10.1002/pchj.344. PMID: 31965741
Social Anhedonia and Romantic Relationship Processes.
Assaad L, Lemay EP Jr
J Pers 2018 Apr;86(2):147-157. Epub 2017 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/jopy.12300. PMID: 28002619

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