Women (Oct 2021)
Are There Gender Differences in Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis?
- Marina Verdaguer-Rodríguez,
- Raquel López-Carrilero,
- Marta Ferrer-Quintero,
- Helena García-Mieres,
- Luciana Díaz-Cutraro,
- Eva Grasa,
- Esther Pousa,
- Ester Lorente,
- Irene Birulés,
- Trinidad Peláez,
- María Luisa Barrigón,
- Isabel Ruiz-Delgado,
- Fermín González-Higueras,
- Jordi Cid,
- Alfonso Gutiérrez-Zotes,
- Daniel Cuadras,
- Spanish Metacognition Group,
- Ana Barajas,
- Susana Ochoa
Affiliations
- Marina Verdaguer-Rodríguez
- Etiopatogènia i Tractament dels Trastorns Mentals Greus (MERITT), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Raquel López-Carrilero
- Etiopatogènia i Tractament dels Trastorns Mentals Greus (MERITT), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Marta Ferrer-Quintero
- Etiopatogènia i Tractament dels Trastorns Mentals Greus (MERITT), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Helena García-Mieres
- Etiopatogènia i Tractament dels Trastorns Mentals Greus (MERITT), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Luciana Díaz-Cutraro
- Etiopatogènia i Tractament dels Trastorns Mentals Greus (MERITT), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Eva Grasa
- Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Esther Pousa
- Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Ester Lorente
- Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Irene Birulés
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Doctor Antoni Pujadas 42, 08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
- Trinidad Peláez
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Doctor Antoni Pujadas 42, 08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
- María Luisa Barrigón
- Departamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
- Isabel Ruiz-Delgado
- Unidad de Salud Mental Comunitaria Málaga Norte, UGC Salud Mental Carlos Haya, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, 29014 Málaga, Spain
- Fermín González-Higueras
- Comunidad Terapéutica Jaén Servicio Andaluz de Salud, 23001 Jaén, Spain
- Jordi Cid
- Mental Health & Addiction Research Group, IdiBGi—Institut d’Assistencia Sanitària, 17119 Girona, Spain
- Alfonso Gutiérrez-Zotes
- Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Daniel Cuadras
- Statistical Unit, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Metacognition Group
- Ana Barajas
- Serra Húnter Programme, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Susana Ochoa
- Etiopatogènia i Tractament dels Trastorns Mentals Greus (MERITT), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/women1040018
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 1,
no. 4
pp. 204 – 211
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in social cognition in a sample of first-episode psychosis (FEP). An observational descriptive study was performed with 191 individuals with FEP. Emotion perception was assessed using the Faces Test, theory of mind was assessed using the Hinting Task, and attributional style was assessed using the Internal, Personal and Situational Attributions Questionnaire. No gender differences were found in any of the social cognitive domains. Our results suggest that men and women with FEP achieve similar performances in social cognition. Therefore, targeting specific needs in social cognition regarding gender may not be required in early interventions for psychosis.
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