Moral decision-making is altered in patients with schizophrenia
Most aspects of everyday moral decision-making remain intact in patients with schizophrenia. The observed deficits appear to be limited to the evaluation of moral appropriateness in immoral situations and overall benefit assessment. The distortion in benefit assessment for oneself and others could be a crucial area for targeted intervention in patients with schizophrenia.
Authors
- Mina Forouzandeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2877-7773)
- Atiye Sarabi‐Jamab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9398-2116)
- Seyed Vahid Shariat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-7719)
- Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-8639)
- Koohyar Ahmadzadeh
- Farahnaz Beiranvand
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Tehran (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322614
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00