Magical ideation associated social cognition in adolescents: Signs of a negative facial affect recognition deficit

Studies provide evidence for impaired social cognition in schizotypy and its association with negative symptoms. Cognitive features related to magical ideation -a component of the positive dimension of schizotypy- have been less investigated. We aimed to assess social cognitive functioning among adolescents with high magical ideation scores, mainly focusing on face and emotion recognition.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - May 27, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Derya Canli, Hatice Ozdemir, Orhan Murat Kocak Source Type: research