Social inference in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis. Issue 1 (9th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gill, Kelly E.; Cressman, Victoria; Poe, Sarah Lucy; Steinfeld, Sara; Ben‐David, Shelly; G. Keilp, John; Moore, Holly; Turkstra, Lyn S.; Corcoran, Cheryl
• Is Part Of: Early intervention in psychiatry. Volume 10:Issue 1(2016:Feb.)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 80
• Publication Date: 2014-09-09
• Subjects: clinical high risk -- psychosis -- social cognition -- social inference; Mental health -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Research -- Periodicals; Mental illness -- Prevention -- Research -- Periodicals; Mental illness -- Treatment -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1111/eip.12182
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-7885

Abstract

Abstract: Aim: Social cognition impairment is a hallmark of schizophrenia and contains multiple domains. The domain of social inference has been relatively understudied in schizophrenia and its risk states. Methods: Social inference was assessed in 60 clinical high‐risk (CHR) patients and 28 healthy control subjects, using the video social inference task. We hypothesized a deficit in social inference in CHR participants and examined predictive value for psychosis transition. Results: Social inference was positively associated with increasing age. Social inference did not differ significantly between CHR patients and controls, or predict transition to psychosis. Conclusions: Few studies have examined social inference of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis, and findings have been inconclusive. Additional studies using a variety of measures of social inference in CHR participants are recommended.