Social cognition in patients with mood disorders: part I: major depressive disorder : a comprehensive review of the literature

Overview on the current knowledge regarding social cognition in patients with major depressive disorder. Selective literature research on deficits in social cognition intrinsic to major depressive disorders, their occurrence and effects. Deficits in social cognition are considered to be core feature...

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Published in:Neuropsychiatrie 2014, Vol.28 (2), p.74-83
Main Authors: Hörtnagl, Christine Maria, Oberheinricher, Stefan, Hofer, Alex
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Attention
Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy
Emotional Intelligence
Emotions
Empathy
Facial Expression
Female
Humans
Male
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Prognosis
Social Adjustment
Speech Acoustics
Speech Perception
Theory of Mind
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Summary:Overview on the current knowledge regarding social cognition in patients with major depressive disorder. Selective literature research on deficits in social cognition intrinsic to major depressive disorders, their occurrence and effects. Deficits in social cognition are considered to be core features of major depressive disorder. They are apparent during acute episodes of the disorders, endure when patients are in remission and have a significant negative impact on the patients' psychosocial outcomes. It is important to consider deficits in social cognition as an integral part of a treatment approach to achieve mental stabilization in patients with major depressive disorder.
ISSN:0948-6259
DOI:10.1007/s40211-014-0108-8