Self perception of empathy in schizophrenia: Emotion recognition, insight, and symptoms predict degree of self and interviewer agreement

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 206, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 146-150

  Lysaker, Paul H ^a,b   Hasson Ohayon, Ilanit ^c   Kravetz, Shlomo ^c   Kent, Jerillyn S ^d   Roe, David ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Depression; Empathy; Insight; Positive symptoms; Schizophrenia; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027958739     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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