IRONY DETECTION IN PATIENTS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY EXAMINING SCHIZOTYPAL TRAITS, RESPONSE BIASES AND EMPATHY

Irony detection in patients with borderline personality disorder: an experimental study examining schizotypal traits, response biases and empathy

Abstract Background In verbal irony we often convey meanings Construction Toys that oppose the literal words.To look behind these words, we need to integrate perspectives of ourselves, others, and their beliefs about us.Although patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience problems in social cognition and schizotypal symptoms, res

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Restrictions for Inpatients with Aphasia and Associated Cognitive Dysfunction: Lessons Learned from Patient Detention

We Timers describe two patients with a recent stroke or traumatic brain injury associated with aphasia and cognitive impairment who required detention (under the Mental Health Act) as well as some form of restraint during their inpatient rehabilitation.Each of these episodes of care occurred early into the COVID-19 pandemic and we speculate that th

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