Evidence for two distinct domains of negative symptoms: Confirming the factorial structure of the CAINS.

Negative symptoms are an important predictor of course of illness as well as social and occupational functioning. Clinically effective interventions are scarce. For negative symptoms to become a reliable primary endpoint in treatment studies, clear operationalization and construct validation is needed.

Self-assessment of negative symptoms - Critical appraisal of the motivation and pleasure - Self-report's (MAP-SR) validity and reliability.

Objective: The negative symptom domain remains a major challenge concerning treatment. A valid self-report measure could assist clinicians and researchers in identifying patients with a relevant subjective burden. The Motivation and Pleasure - Self Report (MAP-SR) derives from the CAINS and is supposed to reflect the "amotivation" factor of negative symptoms.

Have a look around: the effect of physical environments on risk behaviour in work-related versus non-work related decision-making tasks.

Due to ubiquitous computing, knowledge workers do not only work in typical work-associated environments (e.g. the office) but also wherever it best suits their schedule or preferences (e.

Ubiquitous Working: Do Work Versus Non-work Environments Affect Decision-Making and Concentration?

New communication technologies and mobile devices have enabled knowledge workers to work independently of location and in more than one fixed environment (ubiquitous working). Previous research shows that physical environments can influence cognition and work performance. We manipulated environment (i.