Theory of mind and its relevance in schizophrenia

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Biedermann, Falko ^a   Frajo Apor, Beatrice ^a   Hofer, Alex ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

high risk individuals; outcome; schizophrenia; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

AFFECT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DISEASE COURSE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PERCEPTION; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; POSITIVE SYNDROME; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRECUNEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL COGNITIVE TRAINING; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL SULCUS; THEORY OF MIND; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84857041611     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3283503624     Document Type: Review

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