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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2009): |
Efficacy of a social cognition training program for schizophrenic patients: a pilot study.
Full Abstract
Psychosocial functioning impairment is recognized as a core feature of schizophrenia. Numerous studies have assessed the process that may underlie this impairment. In the last years, one of these processes that has been studied more is social cognition, which has been proposed as a mediator variable between neurocognition and functional outcome. Social cognition includes the subdomains of emotion recognition and social perception, and in recent years several authors have developed diverse training programs in these areas. The purpose of the present article is to assess the efficacy of the Social Cognition Training Program, a program that includes emotion recognition training and social perception training. The sample was made up of 14 outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to CIE-10 criteria, randomly divided into two groups: experimental and control. All patients were assessed before and after the training program. Cognitive and psychopathological variables, social functioning, emotion recognition and social perception performance were assessed. Results suggest improvement in social perception and interpretation in the experimental group, in comparison with the control group, but not in emotion recognition. No significant correlations were obtained between social cognition training and other variables tested.
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Author/s: Gil Sanz, David (D); Diego Lorenzo, Marián (M); Bengochea Seco, Rosario (R); Arrieta Rodríguez, Marta (M); Lastra Martínez, Ismael (I); Sánchez Calleja, Raúl (R); Alvarez Soltero, Ana (A);
Affiliation: Centro de Rehabilitación Psicosocial Padre Menni, Santander, Spain. crpsant(-atsign-)mennisant.com
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal: The Spanish journal of psychology (Span J Psychol), published in Spain. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-May; vol 12 (issue 1) : pp 184-91
Dates: Created 2009/05/29; Completed 2009/06/19;
PMID: 19476231, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/19/2009, IMS Date: 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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