Social Cognition in Psychosis

ISBN: 9780128153154 出版年：2019 页码：348 Academic Press_RM

Social Cognition in Psychosis combines current research on phenotypes, neurobiology, and existing evidence on the assessment and treatment of various forms of psychoses. The book presents various treatment options, including assessment approaches, tools and training methods that aid in the rehabilitation of patients with psychotic disorders. Social cognition is a set of psychological processes related to understanding, recognizing, processing and appropriately using social stimuli in one's environment. Individuals with psychotic disorders consistently exhibit impairments in social cognition. As a result, social cognition has been an important target for intervention, with recent efforts trying to enhance early recovery among individuals with psychotic disorders.Provides an overview of social cognition in relation to various forms of psychotic disordersIncludes assessment and treatment for social cognition dysfunction in psychosesDiscusses the genetics and heritability theory of social cognitive dysfunction in psychosisDefines the neurobiology of social cognitive dysfunctions