Is theory of mind in schizophrenia more strongly associated with clinical and social functioning than with neurocognitive deficits?

Psychopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 280-288

  Roncone, Rita ^a   Falloon, Ian R H ^c   Mazza, Monica ^a   De Risio, Alessandro ^a   Pollice, Rocco ^a   Necozione, Stefano ^a   Morosini, PierLuigi ^b   Casacchia, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Neurocognitive deficit; Schizophrenia; Social functioning; Theory of Mind deficit

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036442217     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067062     Document Type: Article

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