Purpose The association between social networks and improved mental and physical health
is well documented in the literature, but mental health services rarely routinely intervene to …

Background Treatment of schizotypal personality disorder is complex. Currently, there are
no clear evidence‐based recommendations for use of psychotherapy for individuals …

Objectives In schizophrenia, the ability to adaptively infer the thoughts and feelings of others
(ie, social cognition) is strongly associated with community functioning. Researchers have …

Background Recent studies suggest that anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure, can
be measured as an enduring trait in non-clinical samples. In order to examine trait …

Impairments in social functioning are among the hallmark characteristics of schizophrenia.
These deficits predict relapse rate and may be independent of better-studied symptoms such …

Accumulated evidence suggests that Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) is
associated with improved performance in social cognition and social skills in patients …

Previous studies have shown that deficits in social cognition mediate the association
between neuro-cognition and functional outcome. Based on these findings, the current study …

Objective Social cognition and interaction training (SCIT) has shown promise in improving
consumers' social cognition and functioning, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This …

The present study aimed to examine empathy in individuals with schizotypy and to explore
whether empathy mediates the associations between schizotypy traits and social functioning …

Very few studies have examined physical and social anhedonia across the spectrum of
schizophrenia. In the present study, we recruited three groups of participants (n= 84 in each …