Could schizophrenic subjects improve their social cognition abilities only with observation and imitation of social situations?

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 675-703

  Mazza, Monica ^a   Lucci, Giuliana ^a   Pacitti, Francesca ^a   Pino, Maria Chiara ^a   Mariano, Melania ^a   Casacchia, Massimo ^a   Roncone, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ERP; Imitation; Schizophrenia; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956583216     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2010.486284     Document Type: Article

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