Theory of mind impairments in first-episode psychosis, individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis and in first-degree relatives of schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Schizophrenia research Vol. 144; no. 1-3; pp. 31 - 36
• Main Authors: Bora, Emre, Pantelis, Christos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition; Genetic; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - psychology; High risk; Humans; Medical sciences; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychoses; Psychosis; Psychotic Disorders - genetics; Psychotic Disorders - physiopathology; Relatives; Risk Assessment; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia - genetics; Schizophrenia - physiopathology; Schizophrenic Psychology; Social; Theory of mind; Theory of Mind - physiology; Young Adult; Social; Psychosis; High risk; Schizophrenia; Genetic; Cognition; Relatives; Theory of mind; Human; Family study; Review; Social cognition; Metaanalysis; First episode; Risk factor; Genetics; Prepsychotic state

Theory of mind (ToM) deficit is a well-established feature of schizophrenia and has been suggested as a vulnerability marker of this disorder. However, as most of this evidence is based on studies in chronic patients, it is less clear whether ToM is impaired prior to or following the onset of a firs...