Tom M George, Mehul Rastogi, William de Cothi, Claudia Clopath, Kimberly Stachenfeld, Caswell Barry
RatInABox, a toolkit for modelling locomotion and neuronal activity in continuous environments
eLife
numerous studies demonstrated existence theory mind tom impairments patients schizophrenia clinical consequences impairments currently debate accumulated evidence suggests tom deficits linked negative disorganization symptoms direct correlations lacking moreover unclear whether tom deficits related reduced quality life qol extend understanding objective ie clinical symptoms subjective qol correlates impaired tom assessed 206 patients schizophrenia based performance ecological task versaillessituational intention reading vsir communication disorders scale scd positive negative syndrome scale panss clinical global impression rating qol questionnaire sqol statistical inferences drawn correlations analyses considering factorssubscales aggregates single items tom performance negatively correlated disorganization negative panss factors poor vsir performance correlated conceptual disorganization difficulties abstract thinking apathysocial withdrawal scd correlated negative disorganization anxietydepression panss factors sqol total score significantly correlated tom performance item difficulties expressing feelings significantly correlated poorer vsir performance discuss intriguing paucity results reveal difficulties faced psychiatrists patients expressing complaints lack social skills