BACKGROUND Altered experiences of space and time are core features of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) and mood disorders (MOD). In this study, we investigated whether patients with SSD and MOD exhibit shared or distinct patterns of subjective spatiotemporal experience. METHODS We examined 62 ICD-11 patients (33 SSD, 29 MOD) using the Scale for Space and Time Experience in Psychosis...
The psychopathology of schizophrenia is a complex amalgamation of features that span across different dimensions. These dimensions range from the experience of altered time and space through self-disorders to perceptual, positive, and negative symptoms. The relationship between these different psychopathological dimensions remains unclear. Addressing this gap was the aim of our study. We...
Historical authors (e.g., Ludwig Binswanger and Eugène Minkowski) postulated that the experience of patients with schizophrenia is characterized by time fragmentation. From a clinical perspective, patients with schizophrenia also suffer from difficulties in spatial perception (e.g., abnormalities in the experience of interpersonal distance and spatial orientation). Although these changes can...