Social cognition, empathy and functional outcome in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 172-178

  Sparks, Amy ^a,b   McDonald, Skye ^a   Lino, Bianca ^a,b   O'Donnell, Maryanne ^b   Green, Melissa J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deceit; Emotion perception; Empathy; Functional outcome; Sarcasm; Schizophrenia; Social cognition; Social perception; TASIT; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956226469     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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