Self-reported empathic abilities in schizophrenia: a longitudinal perspective

Helene Haker; Jenny Schimansky; Sibylle Jann; Wulf Rössler

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.04.004

Self-reported empathic abilities in schizophrenia: a longitudinal perspective

Psychiatry Res. 2012 Dec 30;200(2-3):1028-31. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.04.004. Epub 2012 May 3.

Authors

Helene Haker¹, Jenny Schimansky, Sibylle Jann, Wulf Rössler

Affiliation

¹ Psychiatric University Hospital of Zurich, Department of General and Social Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland. haker@dgsp.uzh.ch

PMID: 22560058
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.04.004

Abstract

To study the effect of illness course on the subjective experience of empathy, we investigated the Interpersonal Reactivity Index in schizophrenia and controls over 3 years. We found stable IRI data in both groups and a stable positive correlation of the subscale 'Personal distress' with the PANSS negative scale.

MeSH terms

Adult
Empathy*
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Schizophrenic Psychology*
Self Report
Social Perception*
Theory of Mind*