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Social problem-solving in high-functioning schizophrenia: specific deficits in sending skills.
Full Abstract
This study examined social problem-solving performance in high-functioning schizophrenia (n=26) and its relation to neurocognition. Ten healthy controls were used as a comparison group. Social problem-solving was assessed with the Assessment of Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills (AIPSS) method. The schizophrenia group was outperformed by healthy controls on all AIPSS measures, reaching statistical significance for sending skills. Exploration of the internal relationship between different aspects of social problem-solving showed that identification of an interpersonal problem (a receiving skill) was not correlated with formulating solutions to the problem (processing skills) or successfully role-playing solutions (interpersonal sending skills). Non-verbal performance in the role-play (an interpersonal sending skill) was not significantly correlated with identification of an interpersonal problem or the generation of solutions. This suggests a dissociation of social problem-solving processes. Social problem-solving was significantly associated with psychomotor speed, verbal learning, semantic fluency and cognitive flexibility. Clinical implications are that remediation of social problem-solving skills should focus on role-playing (nonverbal) interpersonal behaviors, rather than on verbally analyzing an interpersonal problem and clarifying alternative solutions.
Author information
Author/s: Vaskinn, Anja (A); Sundet, Kjetil (K); Hultman, Christina M (CM); Friis, Svein (S); Andreassen, Ole A (OA);
Affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. anja.vaskinn(-atsign-)medisin.uio.no
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Psychiatry research (Psychiatry Res), published in Ireland. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Feb; vol 165 (issue 3) : pp 215-23
Dates: Created 2009/02/10; Completed 2009/05/08;
PMID: 19136154, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/8/2009, IMS Date: 08 May 2009 00:00:00)
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