Abstract
We examined social cognition in 32 monozygotic (MZ) and 21 dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs concordant or discordant for a schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis and healthy control (HC) twin pairs (29 MZ/20 DZ). All participants were recruited through the Danish registers. Patients showed several deficits in the ability to detect sarcasm. Impairments were also observed in the unaffected MZ co-twins, indicating that social cognitive deficits could be a genetic vulnerability indicator of the disease. Worse social cognition was associated with lower intelligence and higher levels of psychopathology in patients.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 12 |
Tidsskrift | Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) |
Vol/bind | 8 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 12 |
ISSN | 2754-6993 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2022 |