Paul Roux, Nathan Faivre, Mathieu Urbach, Bruno Aouizerate, Lore Brunel, Delphine Capdevielle, Isabelle Chereau, Caroline Dubertret, Julien Dubreucq, Guillaume Fond, Christophe Lançon, Sylvain Leignier, Jasmina Mallet, David Misdrahi, Sylvie Pires, Priscille Schneider, Franck Schurhoff, Hanan Yazbek, Anna Zinetti-Bertschy, Christine Passerieux, Eric Brunet-Gouet
BACKGROUND: Social metacognition is still poorly understood in schizophrenia, particularly its neuropsychological basis and its impact on insight and medication adherence. We therefore quantified social metacognition as the agreement between objective and subjective mentalization and assessed its correlates in a sample of individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. METHODS: Participants consisted of 143 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders who underwent a metacognitive version of a mentalization task, an extensive neuropsychological battery, and a clinical evaluation to assess their insight into illness and medication adherence...
January 7, 2023: Schizophrenia Research