Theory of mind in major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis

BORA İ. E., Berk M.

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, cilt.191, ss.49-55, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 191
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.11.023
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-55
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Major depression, Social cognition, Theory of mind, Cognition, Functioning, SOCIAL COGNITION, UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION, PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, IMPAIRED THEORY, DEFICITS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, RISK, ABNORMALITIES, INDIVIDUALS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Social cognitive deficits can contribute to risk for depression and to psychosocial impairment during depression. However, available evidence suggests that emotion recognition is only marginally impaired in major depressive disorder (MDD). Recent studies have investigated theory of mind (ToM) abilities, a cognitively more demanding aspect of social cognition. Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of studies comparing ToM abilities in MDD and healthy controls. 18 studies comparing 613 patients with MDD and 529 healthy controls were included. Results: MDD patients significantly underperformed healthy controls in ToM (d=0.51-0.58). ToM impairment in MDD was evident in response to different types of ToM tasks (verbal/visual and cognitive/ affective and reasoning/decoding). ToM impairment was significantly related to severity of depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Theory of mind abilities are impaired during depression and can potentially contribute to psychosocial difficulties during depression. There is a need to investigate ToM abilities in different subtypes and stages of depression, especially in remitted patients. (c) 2015 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.