title: Theory of mind in schizophrenia: correlation with clinical symptomatology, emotional recognition and ward behavior.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several studies have suggested the presence of a theory of mind (ToM) deficit in schizophrenic disorders. This study examined the relationship of emotion recognition, theory of mind, and ward behavior in patients with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five patients with chronic schizophrenia completed measures of emotion recognition, ToM, intelligence, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Nurse's Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation (NOSIE).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Theory of mind sum score correlated significantly with IQ, emotion recognition, and ward behavior. Ward behavior was linked to the duration of the illness, and even more so to theory of mind deficits. Theory of mind contributed a significant proportion of the amount of variance to explain social behavior on the ward.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering our study results, impaired theory of mind contributes significantly to the understanding of social competence in patients with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling Psychology, Seoul Cyber University, Seoul, Korea. wisemind96@iscu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Woo Kyeong
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Kyu
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D056345:Theory of Mind; D014888:Wechsler Scales
keywords: schizophrenia; social competence; theory of mind