Schizophrenia and Social Cognition: From Conceptual Bases to Therapeutic Approaches

Bad, burdened or ill? Characterizing the spouses of women with schizophrenia

“…Women with schizophrenia, because of defects in social cognition (de Carvalho Monteiro, Martins, Crivelaro & Rodrigues Louzã, 2012), can, more readily than other women, be exploited by scoundrels (Rochester’s prime motive in marrying Bertha seems to have been to acquire her £30,000 dowry). Substance abuse in either or both partners also increases the risk of domestic violence and is highly prevalent in schizophrenia (Drake & Mueser, 1996; Gearon & Bellack, 1999; Golinelli, Longshore & Wenzel, 2009).…”