title: Social cognition and interaction training for patients with stable schizophrenia in Chinese community settings.
abstract: Accumulated evidence suggests that Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) is associated with improved performance in social cognition and social skills in patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders. The current study examined the clinical utility of SCIT in patients with schizophrenia in Chinese community settings. Adults with stable schizophrenia were recruited from local community health institutions, and were randomly assigned to SCIT group (n = 22) or a waiting-list control group (n = 17). The SCIT group received the SCIT intervention plus treatment-as-usual, whereas the waiting-list group received only treatment-as-usual during the period of the study. All patients were administered the Chinese versions of the Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP), Face Emotion Identification Task (FEIT), Eyes task, and Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) at baseline of the SCIT treatment period and at follow-up, 6 months after completion of the 20-week treatment period. Patients in SCIT group showed a significant improvement in the domains of emotion perception, theory of mind, attributional style, and social functioning compared to those in waiting-list group. Findings indicate that SCIT is a feasible and promising method for improving social cognition and social functioning among Chinese outpatients with stable schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, 148 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310028, China; The Seventh Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Yongguang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Baihua
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Rifang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Qiongping
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011599:Psychopathology; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012938:Social Perception; D066107:Social Skills; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attributional style; Emotion perception; Schizophrenia; Social Cognition and Interaction Training; Social functioning; Theory of mind