Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 204-206.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2013.02.008

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Self-face recognition of mania

JIA Hongxiao1,2, YIN Mengya2, ZHU Hong2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beiing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    2. Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
  • Received:2013-01-18 Online:2013-04-21 Published:2013-04-17
  • Supported by:

    This study was supported by Research Grant of Beijing Education Committee(1102013501).

Abstract:

Objective To investigate self-abnormality in manic patients using the experimental psychological paradigm of self-face recognition(SFR). Methods Totally 32 manic patients who met the criteria of mania in DSM-Ⅳ and 32 healthy subjects matched in gender, age and education level were tested. The subjects were asked to recognize the face images presented on the computer, the data of the reaction times were recorded by the computer and were analyzed by Metlab and SPSS software. Results The manic patients showed slower responding time on recognizing pictures than the healthy controls. Healthy controls were faster in recognizing one’s own picture than strangers’ picture(P<0.05); the manic patients showed no significant difference in recognizing all kinds of pictures(P>0.05). Conclusion There was abnormality on self-face recognition in manic patients, compared to normal subjects.

Key words: mania, face recognition, self-abnormal

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