Title |
Dissociation of understanding from applying others’ false beliefs in remitted schizophrenia: evidence from a computerized referential communication task
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-13-141 |
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Authors |
Yong-guang Wang, David L Roberts, Bai-hua Xu |
Abstract |
In research on theory of mind (ToM), false belief paradigms are commonly used. Previous studies have reported that there is heterogeneity in the magnitude of impairment on false belief tasks. Moreover, intact ability to attribute others' false beliefs has been widely reported in patients with remitted schizophrenia. Increasingly, evidence suggests that there may be different cognitive mechanisms underlying the understanding others' false beliefs versus applying one's knowledge of others' false beliefs. Since the role of psychotic symptoms in ToM impairments is an important issue in the study of ToM deficits in schizophrenia, we examined both remitted schizophrenia and non-remitted schizophrenia, with the aim to investigate whether psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia are associated with deficits in understanding others' mental states or difficulties in applying this understanding. |
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