title: Exploring social cognition in schizophrenia.
abstract: The aim of the study was to compare social cognition between groups of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and healthy controls and to replicate two previous studies using tests of social cognition that may be particularly sensitive to social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Thirty-eight first-admitted patients with schizophrenia and 38 healthy controls solved 11 "imaginary conversation (i.e., theory of mind)" items, 10 "psychological understanding" items, and 10 "practical understanding" items. Statistical tests were made of unadjusted and adjusted group differences in models adjusting for intelligence and neuropsychological test performance. Healthy controls performed better than patients on all types of social cognitive tests, particularly on "psychological understanding." However, after adjusting for intelligence and neuropsychological test performance, all group differences became nonsignificant. When intelligence and global cognitive functioning is taken into account, schizophrenia patients and healthy controls perform similarly on social cognitive tests.
authors.affiliation: The Psychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatric Center Hvidovre, University Hospital Copenhagen, Brondby, Denmark. rasmus.revsbech@regionh.dk.|Department for Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatric Center Sct. Hans, Roskilde, Denmark. rasmus.revsbech@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Revsbech
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.affiliation: Early Psychosis Intervention Center, University Hospital Copenhagen, Roskilde, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nordgaard
authors.affiliation: The Psychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatric Center Hvidovre, University Hospital Copenhagen, Brondby, Denmark.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.affiliation: The Capital Region, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saebye
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Flensborg-Madsen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cutting
authors.affiliation: The Psychiatric Research Unit, Psychiatric Center Hvidovre, University Hospital Copenhagen, Brondby, Denmark.|Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parnas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D056345:Theory of Mind; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Analysis of covariance; Intelligence; Neuropsychological tests; Phenomenological concepts and testing; Schizophrenia; Social cognition