Social Cognition Treatment In Schizophrenia: Status & Opportunities
Individuals with schizophrenia struggle to interact with others due to impaired social cognition. Four capabilities in particular are compromised: 1.) the ability to recognize emotion in others, for instance by interpreting facial affect; 2.) the discernment to read social cues; 3.) attributional style (e.g., an individual may see hostility where none exists); and 4.) mentalizing, or inferring the mental state behind another’s behavior.
Current antipsychotic mediations do not ameliorate these social cognition impairments, which can be debilitating in social situations. In …
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