Open AccessMetacognitive Beliefs, Cognitive Functioning, Psychiatric Symptoms and Empathy in People with Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Shu Ping Chuang,
Jin-Shang Wu,
Chien Shu Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s313932
Subject(s) - interpersonal reactivity index , empathy , psychology , clinical psychology , metacognition , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , brief psychiatric rating scale , cognition , personal distress , empathic concern , social cognition , psychiatry , perspective taking , psychosis
People with schizophrenia often exhibit deficits in empathy, which plays a major role in social cognition and interpersonal relationship. However, little work has investigated potential factors that influence empathy in schizophrenia. The study aimed to investigate the relationship among metacognition, psychiatric symptoms, cognitive functioning and empathy in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.