Higher order theory of mind in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder

Navarra-Ventura, Guillem; Vicent-Gil, Muriel; Serra-Blasco, M.; Gómez, Jesús V. Cobo; Fernández-Gonzalo, Sol; Goldberg, Ximena; Jódar, Mercé; Crosas, Josep; Palao, Diego; Lahera, Guillermo; Vieta, Eduard; Cardoner, Narcı́s

doi:10.1007/s00406-021-01265-9

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“…The expected positive association between VM and social cognition was confirmed in our sample of SSD participants. It is worth noting that most of the existing literature on this relationship in severe psychiatric disorders was specifically between VM and ToM (Dalkner et al, 2019;Navarra-Ventura et al, 2021;Thibaudeau et al, 2020). These previous publications suggest that ToM tasks, such as the Hinting task, require verbal abilities but cannot be reduced to VM performance alone.…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding others as a mediator between verbal memory and negative symptoms in schizophrenia-spectrum disorder

Raucher‐Chéné

Thibaudeau

Sauvé

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding others as a mediator between verbal memory and negative symptoms in schizophrenia-spectrum disorder

Raucher‐Chéné

Thibaudeau

Sauvé

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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“…We also need to point out, that patients were on maintenance medication, which could have affected patients' performance (36). Studies of the effects of psychotropic medications on social cognition have not yielded clear results (52). However, current data suggest that antipsychotics do not appear to have a significant impact on ToM performance (53) and in a recent study of patients with bipolar and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines showed no significant effect on ToM (54).…”

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The effect of reading literary fiction on the theory of mind skills among persons with schizophrenia and normal controls

Fekete,

Pótó,

Varga

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionRecent research data suggest that theory of mind (ToM) skills may improve after reading literary fiction. However, beside this short term favorable effect, regular long-term reading of literary fiction may also support ToM development or may improve ToM performance. The presence of impaired ToM abilities is well-documented in schizophrenia; however, the role of reading in these deficits is unknown. In the present study our aim was to assess the effect of prior reading experiences on theory of mind performance in patients with schizophrenia, and in healthy controls.Materials and methodsToM assessment was done with the Short Story Task, which is based on the interpretation of a Hemingway short story. After reading the short story, questions were asked in an interview format regarding comprehension, explicit and implicit ToM skills, then comparative analysis of schizophrenia patients was performed (n = 47) and matched to a normal control (n = 48) group concerning deficits of ToM abilities. Participants were also stratified according to their prior reading experiences.ResultsPrevious reading experience was associated with better comprehension and explicit ToM performance both in patients with schizophrenia, and in healthy controls. However, the explicit ToM performance of patients with prior reading was still weaker compared to healthy controls with reading experiences. Path model analysis revealed that reading had a direct positive effect on ToM, and an indirect effect through improving comprehension.ConclusionsPrior reading experience is associated with better ToM performance not just in healthy controls but also in patients living with schizophrenia. Previous reading experience also improves comprehension, which in turn has a favorable impact on ToM. Our results support the idea that literary fiction reading may have a therapeutic potential in the rehabilitation of schizophrenia.

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Theory of Mind and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Assessment and an Overview of Impairments in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

de la Higuera-González,

Galvez-Merlin,

Rodríguez-Toscano

et al. 2023

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Higher order theory of mind in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder

Cited by 4 publications

References 55 publications

Understanding others as a mediator between verbal memory and negative symptoms in schizophrenia-spectrum disorder

Understanding others as a mediator between verbal memory and negative symptoms in schizophrenia-spectrum disorder

The effect of reading literary fiction on the theory of mind skills among persons with schizophrenia and normal controls

Theory of Mind and Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Assessment and an Overview of Impairments in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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