Differential lexical correlates of social cognition and metacognition in schizophrenia; A study of spontaneously-generated life narratives

Social cognition and metacognition have been identified as important cognitive domains in schizophrenia, which are separable from general neurocognition and predictive of functional and treatment outcomes. However, one challenge to improved models of schizophrenia has been the conceptual overlap between the two. One tool used in previous research to develop cognitive models of psychopathology is language analysis. In this article we aimed to clarify distinctions between social cognition and metacognition in schizophrenia using computerized language software
Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research