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ArticleSchizophrenia research2020

Autistic symptoms predict social cognitive performance in patients with schizophrenia.

Giacomo Deste, Antonio Vita, David L Penn, Amy E Pinkham, Gabriele Nibbio, Philip D Harvey

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Article in Schizophrenia research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia: An updated conceptual review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Giacomo DesteSpedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address: giacomodeste@mac.com.
Antonio VitaSpedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy; University of Brescia, School of Medicine, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.vita@unibs.it.
David L PennDepartment of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: dpenn@ad.unc.edu.
Amy E PinkhamSchool of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: amy.pinkham@utdallas.edu.
Gabriele NibbioUniversity of Brescia, School of Medicine, Italy. Electronic address: gabriele.nibbio@gmail.com.
Philip D HarveyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; Research Service, Miami VA Healthcare System, USA. Electronic address: pharvey@miami.edu.
University of Brescia · ITAustralian Catholic University · AUAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITMiami VA Healthcare System · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Social Cognition Psychometric EvaluationR01MH093432 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI HARVEY, PHILIP D., PENN, DAVID LEWIS · 2012 to 2016
$3.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH093432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) share many similarities. Among those features, social cognitive impairment is recognized as a key characteristic of both ASD and schizophrenia. In this study, the role of ASD symptoms, measured with the PANSS Autism Severity Score (PAUSS), was investigated as a predictor of social cognitive performance in patients with Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Existent databases from 2 studies (SCOPE Phase 3 and SCOPE Phase 5), in which a total of 361 patients (mean age 41.7 years; 117 females) were assessed with tests of mental state attribution and emotion recognition, were analyzed. Less severe ASD symptoms, as well as younger age, better premorbid IQ, and neurocognition were identified as individual predictors of better social cognitive performance. These results suggest a role of ASD symptoms in affecting social cognitive performance in schizophrenia.

Indexed as

Social PerceptionAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSocial CognitionTheory of MindAutism spectrum disorderNeurocognitionPAUSSSchizoaffectiveSchizophreniaSocial cognition

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PMID31780344
PMCPMC7035981
OpenAlexW2990723543

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