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Social Cognition and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia

Completed
Conditions
Schizophrenia
10039628
Registration Number
NL-OMON44578
Lead Sponsor
Psychiatrie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Aged 18-50
Give written informed consent
Dutch speaking
Premorbid IQ>80
Patients: DSM-IV diagnosis in the schizophrenia spectrum

Exclusion Criteria

Drug or alcohol abuse over a period of six months prior to the experiment
History of closed-head injury
History of neurological illness or endocrinological dysfunction
Chronical use of medication (patients: medication other than psychiatric medication)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Relation between classic social cognition, self-other distinction processes,<br /><br>and social functioning in patients with schizophrenia, compared with matched<br /><br>healthy controls.<br /><br>- Relation between brain morphology (volume, cortical thickness, white matter<br /><br>tracts) and social functioning and social cognition.<br /><br>- Relation between fMRI activation in medial prefrontal cortex, amygdala<br /><br>cingulate cortex and emotion processing and self referential task<br /><br>- Relation between activation during self-referential or emotion processing<br /><br>and self-other distinction and social functioning </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>n.a.</p><br>
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