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Clinically Relevant Measures of Children’s Theory of Mind and Knowledge about Thinking: Non‐Standard and Advanced Measures
Author(s) -
Sprung Manuel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00568.x
Subject(s) - theory of mind , psychology , clinical practice , cognition , intervention (counseling) , relation (database) , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , medicine , computer science , physical therapy , database
Measures of Theory of Mind (ToM) in clinical disorders and conditions are reviewed, focusing on non‐standard and advanced measures. Relevant studies linking these measures to social problems and cognitive symptoms are reviewed. The multifaceted nature of ToM is stressed and clinically relevant aspects of ToM are suggested. Strategies to select relevant measures for clinical research and practice are presented and examples are discussed in more detail. It is recommended to consider specific aspects of ToM in relation to specific clinical conditions and symptoms. Relationships between ToM and other cognitive deficits, and implications for clinical practice and intervention are also discussed.