RT Journal Article
T1 Emotional Processing Profile in Patients with First Episode Schizophrenia: The Influence of Neurocognition
A1 Romero Ferreiro, Verónica
A1 García Fernández, Lorena
A1 Aparicio, Ana Isabel
A1 Martínez Gras, Isabel
A1 Dompablo, Mónica
A1 Sánchez Pastor, Luis
A1 Rentero, David
A1 Álvarez Mon, Miguel Ángel
A1 Espejo Saavedra, Juan Manuel
A1 Lahera, Guillermo
A1 Marí Beffa, Paloma
A1 Santos, José Luis
A1 Rodríguez Jiménez, Roberto
AB This study sought to investigate the influence of neurocognition on the emotional processing profiles of patients with first-episode schizophrenia, using the 4-branch Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) (Perceiving Emotions; Facilitating Emotions; Understanding Emotions and Managing Emotions). A sample of 78 patients with first-episode schizophrenia and a group of 90 non-psychiatric control subjects were included in this work. The initial results showed that patients had lower scores than controls for the “Understanding Emotions” and “Managing Emotions” MSCEIT branches. However, after controlling for neurocognition, the only deficits were found on the “Managing Emotions” branch of the MSCEIT. This branch can be considered as measuring a more sophisticated level of emotional processing, which may constitute a deficit in itself. In conclusion, patients with first-episode schizophrenia present deficits in social cognition at the highest level that seem to be independent from neurocognition. These findings support the inclusion of the “Managing Emotions” branch of the MSCEIT as part of the MCCB.
PB MPDI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2022
FD 2022-04-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71722
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71722
LA eng
NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)/ FEDER
NO Comunidad de Madrid/FEDER
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 may 2024