Deficits of Social-Cognitive and Social-Perceptual Aspects of Theory of Mind in Remitted Patients With Schizophrenia

Bora, Emre; Gökçen, Sezen; Kayahan, Bülent; Veznedaroğlu, Baybars

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“…Both in patients and in individuals at genetic risk, mentalizing abilities seem to be related to and to interfere with the expression of psychotic symptoms or schizotypal traits [35][36][37]. Moreover, the relation of ToM and general cognitive function as well as the pattern of impairment of cognitive versus emotional ToM is still unclear [38].…”

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Subtle deficits of cognitive theory of mind in unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients

Montag

Neuhaus

Lehmann

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Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Alterations of theory of mind (ToM) and empathy were implicated in the formation of psychotic experiences, and deficits in psychosocial functioning of schizophrenia patients. Inspired by concepts of neurocognitive endophenotypes, the existence of a distinct, potentially neurobiologically based social-cognitive vulnerability marker for schizophrenia is a matter of ongoing debate. The fact that previous research on social-cognitive deficits in individuals at risk yielded contradictory results may partly be due to an insufficient differentiation between qualitative aspects of ToM. Thirty-four unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients (21 parents, 8 siblings, 5 children; f/m: 30/4; mean age: 48.1 ± 12.7 years) and 34 controls subjects (f/m: 25/9; mean age: 45.9 ± 10.9 years) completed the 'Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition'-a video-based ToM test-and an empathy questionnaire (Interpersonal Reactivity Index, IRI). Outcome parameters comprised (1) 'cognitive' versus 'emotional' ToM, (2) error counts representing 'undermentalizing' versus 'overmentalizing', (3) empathic abilities and (4) non-social neurocognition. MANCOVA showed impairments in cognitive but not emotional ToM in the relatives' group, when age, gender and neurocognition were controlled for. Relatives showed elevated error counts for 'undermentalizing' but not for 'overmentalizing'. No alterations were detected in self-rated dimensions of empathy. Of all measures of ToM and empathy, only the IRI subscale 'fantasy' was associated with measures of psychotic risk, i.e. a history of subclinical delusional ideation. The present study confirmed subtle deficits in cognitive, but not emotional ToM in first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients, which were not explained by global cognitive deficits. Findings corroborate the assumption of distinct social-cognitive abilities as an intermediate phenotype for schizophrenia.

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confidence: 97%

Subtle deficits of cognitive theory of mind in unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients

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Neuhaus

Lehmann

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“…ToM dysfunction is widely recognized to be a key feature of schizophrenia [16] and autism [17], and it is also associated with other psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder [18], anorexia nervosa [19], or borderline personality disorder (BPD) [20]. Some studies have demonstrated ToM impairment in remitted schizophrenia patients [21,22,23] and their first-degree relatives [22,24], suggesting that such dysfunction may represent a trait marker or endophenotype of the disorder [25]. ToM, which is one of the key aspects of social cognition, refers to the ability to judge one's own and other people's mental states, like their beliefs or intentions [26].…”

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Theory of Mind in Depressive Disorders: A Review of the Literature

Berecz

Tényi

Herold³

2016

Psychopathology

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Background: Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to infer the mental states of others in order to understand and predict their behaviour. This ability is thought to be essential to social functioning and interpersonal relationships. As major depression is characterized by considerable social and interpersonal difficulties, exploration of the quality of ToM functioning can be particularly relevant in this and in related disorders. We aim to review the current state of research on ToM in depressive disorders in order to find out the extent to which ToM impairment is associated with these illnesses. Methods: An internet database search was carried out to collect all publications on the subject. Results: A total of 32 publications in English met our inclusion criteria: (a) 17 studies on ToM in major depression, (b) 4 studies on ToM in psychotic depression, (c) 3 studies on ToM in dysphoria or mild depression, (d) 4 studies on ToM in euthymic major depression, (e) 2 studies on ToM in chronic versus episodic depression, and (f) 2 studies on ToM in another psychiatric disorder with comorbid major depression. Conclusions: Despite an increased interest in the research of the topic in recent years, no firm conclusions can be drawn, as the reviewed articles present some conflicting results. Acutely depressed patients have been found to be impaired on tasks involving both ToM social-perceptual and social-cognitive components. On the other hand, a number of studies have not reported significant between-group differences between depressed patients and healthy controls or have found minimal differences. Further research is needed in order to confirm and extend these results.

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“…The participants are asked to select a word for each photo among four words. The test was translated into Turkish and used in studies with its shorter version (e.g., Bora, Gokcen, Kayahan & Veznedaroglu, 2008). In this study, some of Turkish translations of the items were reevaluated and replaced by more suitable Turkish words by two bilingual professionals from the psychology field.…”

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Perceived Parenting Styles, Emotion Recognition and Regulation in Relation to Psychological Well-being

Aka

Gençöz

2014

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of the current study was to examine the link among perceived parenting styles, emotion recognition, emotion regulation, and psychological well-being in terms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and social anxiety symptoms. For the purpose of this study, 522 adults between the ages of 18 and 36 participated in the current study. Multiple regression analyses with split-sample validation method revealed that maternal rejection, emotion recognition, cognitive reappraisal and suppression were associated with social anxiety symptoms; whereas maternal overprotection, emotion recognition and suppression were associated with obsessive-compulsive symptomatology. The findings, and their implications were discussed in the light of relevant literature.

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Deficits of Social-Cognitive and Social-Perceptual Aspects of Theory of Mind in Remitted Patients With Schizophrenia

Cited by 86 publications

References 28 publications

Subtle deficits of cognitive theory of mind in unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients

Subtle deficits of cognitive theory of mind in unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients

Theory of Mind in Depressive Disorders: A Review of the Literature

Perceived Parenting Styles, Emotion Recognition and Regulation in Relation to Psychological Well-being

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