Specifically look for negative symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders

  Positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations) of psychotic disorders represent an excess (or abnormality) of normal functions while negative symptoms are due to a decrease (or absence) of normal functions. We can remember the negative symptoms by using the mnemonic “5 As”. In alphabetical order, they are (Galderisi et al., 2021a): 1. Affect (blunted) A blunted affect…