Yaryna Bitkovska

New Study: Investigating the underlying mechanisms of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Gain insights into the impaired reward prediction influence, dopamine alterations, and executive dysfunction that contribute to these debilitating symptoms. Read the full article here. Brandl, F., …, Avram, M., …, Sorg, C. (2023). Negative symptoms, striatal dopamine and model-free reward decision-making in […]

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent and disabling disorder. This study examines two psychotherapy methods for MDD, behavioral activation (BA), and metacognitive therapy (MCT), when applied as outpatient treatments to severely affected patients. More information you can find here: Schaich, A., …, Klein, J. P., & Fassbinder, E. (2023). The Effectiveness of Metacognitive

Clinical research on the therapeutic efficacy of psychedelics is currently experiencing a renaissance. Available scientific evidence on their efficacy in various psychiatric conditions, as well as their legally approved use in some countries of the world, show the possibility of their future application in clinical practice also in Germany. The field is facing substantial challenges

Abstract Background: Music performance anxiety (MPA) is an issue concerning musicians from all levels but is still a rather neglected topic in the education and employment of musicians. This study investigated the link between self-esteem, MPA, and depression within a German-speaking sample of musicians of different professions. The underlying question of this study was generated during

Abstract Antipsychotics are thought to improve schizophrenia symptoms through the antagonism of dopamine D2 receptors, which are abundant mainly in subcortical regions. By introducing functional gradient, a novel approach to identify hierarchy alterations by capturing the similarity of whole brain fucntional connectivity (FC) profiles between two voxels, the present study aimed to characterize how the