Symptom domains and neurocognitive functioning can help differentiate social cognitive processes in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The existence of deficits in several social cognitive domains has been established in schizophrenia, and those impairments are known to be a significant determinant of functional outcome. Both symptoms and neurocognition have been linked to social cognitive deficits, but the nature and the relative strength of these relationships have not been established.

Methods

A meta-analysis of 154 studies (combined N = 7175) was conducted to determine the magnitude of the relationships between 3 symptom domains (reality distortion, disorganization, and negative symptoms) and 6 Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS) domains of neurocognition with 4 domains of social cognition. Analyses were conducted to determine whether the strengt

SUBMITTER: Ventura J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3523911 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature