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Comparative Study
| Published: August 18, 2021
A Comparative Study on The Impact of Metacognition on Social Cognition in Patients with Schizophrenia and Depression
Clinical Psychology (Final Year), Institute of Mental Health, Chennai, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor, Institute of Mental Health, Chennai, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Associate Professor & HOD, Institute of Mental Health, Chennai, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.077.20210903
DOI: 10.25215/0903.077
ABSTRACT
Background: Social Cognition has been shown through empirical studies to facilitate community-based rehabilitation for people with mental illnesses and Metacognition has also been proposed to be critical to translating cognitive and functional skills into real-world contexts, but a causal relationship between the two is yet to be explored. Method: The study aimed to find out the impact of metacognition on social cognition in patients with schizophrenia and depression. A quantitative research design was adopted. 60 participants chosen through convenient sampling. Tools used were the PANSS, BDI, Metacognition Assessment Scale- Abbreviated Version, and Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire. MAS-A was scored with the help of a blind rater and Inter-rater reliability was calculated. Results: The results of the study show that there is a significant impact on the dimensions of metacognition on social cognition and that there is a significant difference between the aspects of metacognition and social cognition between patients with schizophrenia and depression. Conclusion: Focuding on enhancing metacognitive abilities as a part of psychosocial intervention will improve social cognition and therefore community-based rehabilitation.
Keywords
Metacognition; Social Cognition, Schizophrenia, Depression, Social Skills, Metacognitive therapy
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2021, Srinidhi C.V., Sudhakaran B.& Ruckmani S.
Received: May 29, 2021; Revision Received: July 28, 2021; Accepted: August 18, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.077.20210903
10.25215/0903.077
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