Social Cognitive Interventions in Neuropsychiatric Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Brain Impairment
Roelofs, R. L., Wingbermühle, E., et al. (2017).
Brain Impairment, 18(1), 138-173.
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the efficacy of social cognition interventions (i.e., interventions targeting social perception, emotion perception, theory of mind, social functioning, and/or alexithymia) on social cognition outcomes in adults with psychiatric diseases and/or neurological conditions.
No funding received
January 1, 2003 to January 1, 2016
Controlled trials
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<div>Across six studies, SC interventions had a significant, moderate effect on pragmatic skills in individuals with acquired brain injury (SMD= 0.56). Broad-based interventions had a small and statistically insignificant effect (SMD= 0.47). </div>
<div>Four studies were found addressing SC in individuals on the autism spectrum. Results indicated targeted (SMD= 0.41, 95% CI= -0.18 to 1.00) and comprehensive (SMD= 0.53, 95% CI= -0.69 to 1.74) interventions had small to moderate effects on SC, however, these effects were not statistically significant.</div>
<div>Overall, findings demonstrated positive effects for social cognition (SC) training in individuals with pragmatic deficits (d=0.71). Interventions explicitly targeting one specific function of SC (e.g., theory of mind, social perception), had a moderate, significant effect on SC (d= 0.89). The overall effect of broad-based interventions targeting non-SC outcomes alongside SC was moderate (d= -0.65). Comprehensive treatments targeted multiple SC functions had moderate effects (d= 0.61).</div>
