Social dysfunction in schizophrenia: An investigation of the GAF scale's sensitivity to deficits in social cognition
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Social dysfunction in schizophrenia: an investigation of the GAF scale's sensitivity to deficits in social cognition.
BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is accompanied by significant impairment in psychosocial functioning, which is only partially explained by clinical symptom severity. Recently, these impairments have been strongly associated with deficits in neurocognition and social cognition. Although the Global Assessment of Function (GAF) scale remains the most widely used measure of psychosocial function in clinic...
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Social cognition in schizophrenia
Social cognition describes the mental processes by which individuals perceive, process, and utilize information in social interactions.1 It is a topic that has attracted significant interest, as it can account for differences in daily functioning and quality of life.2 Numerous studies investigating this construct, especially as it relates to individuals with schizophrenia, have emerged in the l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Schizophrenia Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0920-9964
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.01.016