Psychopathology
December 15, 2016
Giovanni Stanghellini, Massimo Ballerini, Simona Presenza et al.
115 citations
In major depressive disorder, abnormal time experience is nearly universal: 96 out of 100 patients reported at least one disturbance. The most common patterns are a sense of stagnation in vital processes, feeling trapped by the past so that the present and future seem dominated by it, and a slowing of the flow of time. Unlike in schizophrenia, where time experience becomes fragmented, depression involves a blockage or inhibition of forward movement. These findings confirm that distorted time perception is a core feature of depression, which could aid differential diagnosis and distinguish true depression from milder forms.
Psychopathology
January 1, 2024
Milena Mancini, Cecilia Maria Esposito, Andrés Estradé et al.
6 citations
Abnormal self-experiences are common in major depression but are not included in current diagnostic manuals, which limits understanding and treatment. Through qualitative interviews analyzed with the Consensual Qualitative Research method, three categories of abnormal self-experience emerged: an inability to project oneself forward, not recognizing one's self, and losing control over one's self. The core of depressive experience appears to be an inability to recognize otherness as part of oneself, leading to specific symptoms of depersonalization that differ from those in schizophrenia. Narrative identity is central to the development and maintenance of depression.
Drug Science Policy and Law
January 1, 2023
Antonio Metastasio, Silvio Mignogna, Riccardo Paci et al.
LSD, when used under therapeutic guidance, enhanced the filmmaking creativity of Federico Fellini by altering his perception of time, space, body, and self. Time in his films flows irregularly with disorienting flashbacks; colors become supernaturally brilliant and detached from objects; sounds emerge independently from visible sources; and human bodies appear deformed, grotesque, and caricatural. The boundaries between dream and reality collapse. These changes made his films so distinctive that the adjective 'felliniesque' was coined.