Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6825418 | Schizophrenia Research | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Complex aspects of social cognition explained 24% of the variance in the patient group. The other principal components consisted mainly of aspects of simple perception of theory of mind. Neurocognition and clinical symptoms only explained a minor proportion of the variance in the patient group. The results imply that social cognitive deficits in first-episode schizophrenia come in two distinct versions where one is a complex, cognitive demanding form linked with IQ. The other version is related to simpler forms of social cognition and independent of IQ. These two forms are comparable to the implicit and explicit mentalising discussed in the developmental literature. The two forms of social cognitive deficits are likely to require quite different social cognitive interventions.
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Authors
Vibeke Bliksted, Birgitte Fagerlund, Ethan Weed, Chris Frith, Poul Videbech,