Study of cognitive and affective theory of mind in adolescents with schizophrenia / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the theory of mind (TOM) between adolescent with schizophrenia and normal adolescent from hot TOM and cool TOM.Methods 37 adolescent schizophrenias and 25 normal adolescents were interviewed with the Chinese version of YONI task, Reading the Mind in the eyes test and series of tests,then analyzed with adolescent schizophrenias cognitive features.Results ① Compared with the control group (83.16± 10.07),the scores of YONI task in the adolescents with schizophrenia (74.30 ± 11.44) had statistically significant difference (t=-2.983,P＜0.05),mainly the statistically significant difference existed in the groups in cool and hot TOM.②The differences between positive subtype (69.85± 12.66) and negative subtype (78.18±8.92) in scores were significant(t=-2.104,P＜0.05),especially in the hot TOM.③In Reading the Mind in the eyes test,there was no statistically significant difference in scores(t=0.982,P＞0.05) between the control group (17.59±3.13) and the group of adolescents with schizophrenia(18.42±2.98).Conclusion The adolescents with schizophrenia damage in hot TOM and cool TOM.The adolescents with schizophrenia in positive subtype are worse than the negative subtype,especially in the hot TOM.