title: [Adaptation of the Hinting Task theory of the mind test to Spanish].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many studies have found that patients with schizophrenia have a deficit in theory of mind. Some authors associate this deficit with the presence of symptoms, while others maintain that it can also be observed in patients in the remission phase. There is no reference test to assess theory of mind in schizophrenia, although one of the most used is the Hinting Task. The aim of the present study consists of adapting and validating, in Spanish, the 10 histories that make up this test.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted on a sample of 39 control subjects and 40 patients with schizophrenia. The internal consistency and the between-observer reliability and test-retest were assessed in both sample groups. The performance of the patients and control subjects were also compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Good reliability data was obtained in the inter-observer and test-retest in the two samples. On the other hand, the internal consistency was somewhat low for all of the 10 histories. For this reason, and starting from a previous study, a reduced version of 5 histories was prepared, which showed good internal consistency. The patients with schizophrenia obtained a significantly lower score than the control subjects in 8 out of the 10 histories.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reduced Spanish version of the Hinting Task demonstrated good psychometric properties. When compared to the control group, the patients with schizophrenia had a deficit in theory of mind.
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalario Padre Menni, Santander, Cantabria, España. crpsantpsico1@mennisant.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández-Modamio
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bengochea
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrieta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult