Individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders experience significant functioning deficits in the community. The study of social cognition in schizophrenia has grown rapidly over the past decade
Impairments in social functioning are among the hallmark characteristics of schizophrenia. These deficits predict relapse rate and may be independent of better-studied symptoms such as hallucinations.
Integrating social and clinical psychology, Corrigan (psychiatry, U. of Chicago) and Penn (psychology, U. of N. Carolina-Chapel Hill) present 11 contributions from Australia, Great Britain, and the U.
