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World J Psychiatr. Mar 22, 2015; 5(1): 79-87
Published online Mar 22, 2015. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v5.i1.79
Published online Mar 22, 2015. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v5.i1.79
Sensation/novelty seeking in psychotic disorders: A review of the literature
Vaios Peritogiannis, Private Practice Psychiatrist, 45444 Ioannina, Greece
Author contributions: Peritogiannis V solely contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest: None.
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Correspondence to: Vaios Peritogiannis, MD, MSc, PhD, Private Practice Psychiatrist, 1 Moulaimidou Str, 45444 Ioannina, Greece. vaios.peritogiannis@medai.gr
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Received: September 28, 2014
Peer-review started: September 29, 2014
First decision: December 17, 2014
Revised: December 31, 2014
Accepted: January 15, 2015
Article in press: January 19, 2015
Published online: March 22, 2015
Peer-review started: September 29, 2014
First decision: December 17, 2014
Revised: December 31, 2014
Accepted: January 15, 2015
Article in press: January 19, 2015
Published online: March 22, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: This review summarizes current research on the personality trait sensation/novelty seeking (SNS) in psychotic disorders. There is an emerging literature on SNS in psychotic patients, suggesting that this trait is associated with patients’ alcohol and substance misuse. Some evidence suggests that SNS may be related to medication non-adherence and aggressive behavior, whereas data on other illness dimensions, such as quality of life and psychopathology are scarce and controversial. In general, patients with psychotic disorders appear to have lower SNS levels than healthy controls, but abusing patients, who probably have high SNS levels are often excluded from research.