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Theory of mind deficit in people with schizophrenia during remission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2002

R. HEROLD ,
T. TÉNYI ,
K. LÉNÁRD  and
M. TRIXLER
R. HEROLD
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University of Pécs, Medical Faculty, Pécs, Hungary
T. TÉNYI
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University of Pécs, Medical Faculty, Pécs, Hungary
K. LÉNÁRD
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University of Pécs, Medical Faculty, Pécs, Hungary
M. TRIXLER
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University of Pécs, Medical Faculty, Pécs, Hungary
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Abstract

Background. The authors' goal was to investigate the presence or absence of theory of mind impairments among people with schizophrenia during remission. Recent research results interpret theory of mind deficits as state rather than trait characteristics, connecting these impairments mainly to the acute episode of psychosis.

Methods. Twenty patients with schizophrenia in remission and 20 matched control subjects were evaluated. Participants were presented with one first-order theory of mind task, one second-order theory of mind task, two metaphor and two irony tasks adapted from previous studies.

Results. The schizophrenic patients performed a statistically significant impairment in the irony task, as there were no significant differences in the cases of the other evaluated tasks.

Conclusions. These preliminary results suggest that theory of mind impairments can be detected not only in the acute phase as found in previous research studies, but also in remission.

Type
Brief Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 32 , Issue 6 , August 2002 , pp. 1125 - 1129
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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