ArticleBJPsych open2026
A case-control study examining the relationship between social cognition and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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- Exploration of the relationship between social cognition and PTSD using data from the ALSPAC cohort.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifficulties with social cognition, particularly with mentalising, have been hypothesised to increase the risk of, and affect recovery from, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We lack a comprehensive picture of the nature of social cognitive impairments in people with PTSD.
aimsTo assess whether variation in social cognition is associated with trauma and PTSD.
methodNinety-eight participants with PTSD symptoms and 99 controls were recruited from tertiary PTSD services and the Prolific online platform. All participants completed a battery of social cognition tasks covering face emotion recognition, social attribution and mentalisation. They also completed a trauma measure, PTSD screening measure and verbal IQ task. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between social cognition and PTSD, and were adjusted for age, gender, autism and verbal IQ.
resultsThere was some evidence that hypomentalisation, measured via the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, was associated with exposure to trauma (adjusted odds ratio 1.80, 95% CI 1.03-3.14,
conclusionsOur results show an association between mentalising difficulties and PTSD symptoms, indicating mentalising might be a target for future risk prediction.
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