title: Impairment of theory of mind in patients in remission following first episode of schizophrenia.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate theory of mind (ToM) ability in patients in remission after the first episode of schizophrenia. A ToM task which contained four pictures was given to 30 patients with schizophrenia in remission and 30 matched healthy controls. Patients with schizophrenia in remission showed statistically significant impairment in the ToM tasks. ToM impairment was not correlated with psychiatric symptoms. Thus, ToM deficit in schizophrenia may be a trait marker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Tamaho-cho, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaoki
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tonooka
authors.forename: Shigenobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology