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A new study has found that schizophrenia patients are able to manage low levels of negative emotions but struggle as those negative emotions increase.

People with schizophrenia struggle to manage low-level negative emotions as the negative emotions increase. Those with schizophrenia are less likely to employ coping strategies when stressed than those without the disorder, causing an escalation in their negative emotions.

New University of Georgia research shows emotion regulation is much harder for those with the illness.