Schizophrenia, recovery and the self: An introduction to the special issue on metacognition

Publication date: Available online 4 November 2019Source: Schizophrenia Research: CognitionAuthor(s): Paul H. Lysaker, Jennifer E. Keane, Sara Poirier Culleton, Nancy B. LundinAbstractIn this special issue, work is presented linking metacognition among persons with schizophrenia with a range of psychosocial outcomes including vocational functioning, empathy, motivation, self-evaluation, and other cognitive functions. This overview will highlight how these works allow for the quantitative study of processes which underpin alterations in self-experience in schizophrenia, which in turn allows self-experience to be studied as part of a larger set of brain-based and social phenomena whose interaction influences the trajectory of one's life and illness. We explore the hypothesis that metacognitive capacity, as a node in a larger biopsychosocial network, may be accessible by psychosocial treatment and, if successfully targeted, may disrupt the processes which perpetuate disability. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.
Source: Schizophrenia Research: Cognition - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research