| ANCOVA | Analysis of covariance |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BNSS | Brief Negative Symptom Scale |
| CC | Corpus callosum |
| DS | Deficit syndrome |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition |
| DTI | Diffusion tensor imaging |
| FA | Fractional anisotropy |
| GAF | Global Assessment of Functioning |
| HC | Healthy controls |
| ICD-10 | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Tenth Edition |
| M | Means |
| MD | Mean diffusivity |
| MINI | Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NDS | Non-deficit schizophrenia |
| PANSS | Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| SD | Standard deviations |
| SNS | Self-evaluation of Negative Symptoms |
| TRS | Treatment-resistant schizophrenia |
| WM | White matter |