title: Theory of mind deficits in patients with mild symptoms of major depressive disorder.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate theory of mind (ToM) in a sample of depressed patients with mild symptom severity using a measure with varied cognitive processing demands. Patients demonstrated impaired performance on second-order, cognitively demanding ToM scenarios. Reduced ToM ability was associated with poor psychosocial functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Andrée M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cusi
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazarov
authors.forename: Glenda M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Macqueen
authors.forename: Margaret C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McKinnon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012919:Social Behavior; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D056345:Theory of Mind
keywords: Cognition; Depression; Theory of mind