Publications by authors named "Rui-Chen-Xi Luo"
Background: Cognitive dysfunction is one of the common symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have been studied separately in the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in MDD patients. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of rTMS combined with tDCS as a new therapy to improve neurocognitive impairment in MDD patients.
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- * Those with anxiety symptoms also exhibited a higher prevalence of psychotic symptoms and had more severe depressive symptoms compared to those without anxiety.
- * The study highlighted a significant relationship between anxiety symptoms and suicide attempts, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to reduce anxiety and potentially lower suicide risk in this population.
Background: Empathy is social cognition and reduced empathy in schizophrenia (SCZ) has been noted; however, whether there are gender differences in empathy remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore this issue by examining a large sample of the population with SCZ.
Methods: We recruited 987 SCZ patients (M/ = 638/349).