title: Social cognition in schizophrenia: an NIMH workshop on definitions, assessment, and research opportunities.
abstract: Social cognition has become a high priority area for the study of schizophrenia. However, despite developments in this area, progress remains limited by inconsistent terminology and differences in the way social cognition is measured. To address these obstacles, a consensus-building meeting on social cognition in schizophrenia was held at the National Institute of Mental Health in March 2006. Agreement was reached on several points, including definitions of terms, the significance of social cognition for schizophrenia research, and suggestions for future research directions. The importance of translational interdisciplinary research teams was emphasized. The current article presents a summary of these discussions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. mgreen@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Penn
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bentall
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaebel
authors.forename: Ruben C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gur
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kring
authors.forename: Sohee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heinssen
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D003469:Culture; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004493:Education; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009315:National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.); D018187:Personal Construct Theory; D011379:Prognosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States