Depression is associated with social risk factors, social impairments and poor social
functioning. This paper gives an overview of these social aspects using the NIMH Research …

Objective Social cognitive deficits can contribute to risk for depression and to psychosocial
impairment during depression. However, available evidence suggests that emotion …

Background: Social cognition–the ability to identify, perceive, and interpret socially relevant
information–is an important skill that plays a significant role in successful interpersonal …

Objective: To review deficits in emotional processing and social cognition potentially
contributing to the dysfunctional emotion regulation and difficulties with interpersonal …

BackgroundTheory of mind (ToM) dysfunction is prominent in a number of psychiatric
disorders, in particular, autism and schizophrenia, and can play a significant role in poor …

The chapter focuses on the empirical research accumulating over the years on
psychodynamic treatment (PDT), especially research published since the previous edition of …

Objective Cognitive dysfunction is a common characteristic of both schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder (BP). While these deficits are more severe in schizophrenia, there is a …

Background: This review integrates neuroimaging studies of 2 domains of social cognition—
emotion comprehension and theory of mind (ToM)—in patients with major depressive …

The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is the most popular adult measure of
individual differences in theory of mind. We present a meta-analytic investigation of the test's …

Depressive disorders are often accompanied by severe and pervasive impairments in social
functioning, surpassing those experienced by individuals with other chronic medical …