Longitudinal stability of social cognition in schizophrenia: A 5-year follow-up of social perception and emotion processing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with schizophrenia exhibit marked and disproportional impairment in social cognition, which is associated with their level of community functioning. However, it is unclear whether social cognitive impairment is stable over time, or if impairment worsens as a function of illness chronicity. Moreover, little is known about the longitudinal associations between social cognition and community functioning.

Method

Forty-one outpatients with schizophrenia completed tests of emotion processing (Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, MSCEIT) and social perception (Relationships Across Domains, RAD) at baseline and approximately five years later. Stability of performance was assessed using paired t-tests and correlations. Longitudinal associations bet

SUBMITTER: McCleery A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5026923 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature