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She is a member of the Psychotic Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Herbener’s research program investigates
abnormalities in emotional functioning and affect regulation in individuals with schizophrenia and other major psychiatric disorders. Her primary work focus is on
understanding decreases in positive emotional experience and motivation in individuals
with schizophrenia. Her lab uses affective neuroscience strategies to target particular
aspects of cognitive-emotion integration using both behavioral tasks and functional
MRI. Dr. Herbener’s work has received research funding from NARSAD and NIMH.
Selected Publications:
Herbener, E.S., and Harrow, M. (2001). Longitudinal assessment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia/schizoaffective patients, other psychotic patients and depressed
patients. Schizophrenia Bulletin,
27: 527-37.
Herbener, E.S., and Harrow, M. (2002). The course of anhedonia during 10 years of
schizophrenic illness. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 111: 237-48.
Herbener, E.S., and Harrow, M. (2004). Are negative symptoms associated with functioning deficits in both schizophrenia and nonschizophrenia patients? A 10-year longitudinal analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 30: 813-25.
Herbener, E.S., Harrow, M., and Hill, S.K. (2005). Change in the relationship between
anhedonia and functional deficits over a 20-year period in individuals with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia Research, 75: 97-105.
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