Best Practices: The Development of the Social Cognition and Interaction Training Program for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in Psychiatric Services
- Vol. 58 (4), 449-451
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2007.58.4.449
Abstract
This column describes the development of a treatment, the Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) program, a group-based intervention delivered weekly over a six-month period, with the purpose of improving both social cognition and social functioning among persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. SCIT comprises three phases: emotion training, figuring out situations, and integration. Initial pilot testing of 17 inpatients showed that SCIT was associated with improved emotion perception, improved theory of mind, and a reduced tendency to attribute hostile intent to others, with effect sizes being in the medium-large range. Although research is still in the early phases, SCIT is a potential best practice.Keywords
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