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ArticleActas espanolas de psiquiatria2024

No Sex-based Differences in Self-reported Empathy between Patients with Schizophrenia and Control Subjects.

Ricardo Saracco-Álvarez, Rebeca Robles-García, Yvonne Flores-Medina, José-Luis Olivares-Neumann, Carlos-Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate, Ruth Alcalá-Lozano, Raúl Iván Escamilla-Orozco, Ana Fresán

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Ricardo Saracco-ÁlvarezSubdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, 14370 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Rebeca Robles-GarcíaCentro de Investigación en Salud Mental Global INPRFM-UNAM (CISMG), Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, 14370 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Yvonne Flores-MedinaInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz.
José-Luis Olivares-NeumannNeurociencias Prisma A. C., 70216 San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Carlos-Alfonso Tovilla-ZárateDivisión Académica Multidisciplinaria de Comalcalco, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, 36040 Centro, Tabasco, Mexico.
Ruth Alcalá-LozanoSubdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, 14370 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Raúl Iván Escamilla-OrozcoSubdirección de Consulta Externa, Servicios Clínicos, Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, 14370 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Ana FresánSubdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, 14370 Ciudad de México, Mexico.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchizophrenia, one of the most disabling disorders worldwide, is characterized by impaired empathy, which appears to be more common in women.

methodsThis study aimed to compare empathy levels between control subjects and patients with schizophrenia by sex. We compared sixty-two patients with schizophrenia and 166 control subjects. All participants completed the Empathy Quotient (EQ) questionnaire. A multivariate analysis of variance model was performed with the EQ as the outcome criterion, and group and sex as fixed factors to test for interaction effects.

resultsOverall, patients obtained lower scores in the cognitive, emotional reactivity and social skills domains of empathy (p < 0.001). No differences between men and women were found and no interaction effect was identified between sex and group (schizophrenia vs. control) (p > 0.05).

conclusionThis study adds to the evidence on differences in social cognition between people with and without a mental illness such as schizophrenia. It also identifies the absence of sex differences between men and women, observed in both the group of patients and control subjects, which warrants further exploration.

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EmpathySelf ReportAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySex Factors

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