title: Cognitive bias salience in patients with schizophrenia in relation to social functioning: A four-case observation study.
abstract: Neurocognition and social cognition are the core deficits influencing social outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. These deficits are present in the prodromal phase, throughout the illness and in first-degree relatives. They are considered in the framework of neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative models as well as candidates for endophenotypes of schizophrenia. Four clinical cases with patients reflecting different cognitive profiles were chosen to demonstrate heterogeneity of cognitive biases and their influence on social function in vivo. The patients had undergone a number of neurocognitive and social cognitive measures. Better functioning was observed in patients with less affected domains of emotional processing and theory of mind, while neurocognitive statuses were incongruent to levels of social functioning. Further investigation on large samples concerning capacity for empathy and its role in social functioning is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Isaac Ya
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Gurovich
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Oleg O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Papsuev
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexander B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shmukler
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Larisa G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Movina
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Yanina A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Storozhakova
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Psychiatry and Organization of Psychiatric Care, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Elena M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kiryanova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D056345:Theory of Mind
keywords: neurocognition; schizophrenia; social cognition; social functioning