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Is nonverbal communication disrupted in interactions involving patients with schizophrenia?

<28>Healey’s research group pioneered use of motion capture technology and signal-processing as a way of capturing objective information about non-verbal communication when analysing live interactions. This paper demonstrates the first clinical application of such a technique by classifying forms of behaviour indicative of schizophrenia, leading to a possible new more objective diagnostic capability. The work builds on initial methodological contributions (LREC Workshop 2010) and on multi-party conversation (Cognitive Science Society; Healey and Battersby 2009, Battersby and Healey 2010) with original research analysing clinical interactions. Schizophrenia Bulletin is a high quality forum bringing this translational work to wider medical audience.