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Associations of symptoms, neurocognition, and metacognition with insight in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Chan, Kevin K.S.·2016·Comprehensive Psychiatry

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Many persons with schizophrenia experience poor insight and, as a result, are at risk for treatment non-adherence and numerous negative outcomes. However, to date, the etiology of poor insight has not yet been fully elucidated. One recent theory concerning the roots of poor insight in schizophrenia has proposed that it may result, in part, from impairments in metacognition, or the capacity to think about thinking. The present study thus aims to examine whether metacognition is associated with insight even after controlling for the effects of psychiatric symptomatology and neurocognition. In this study, 95 adults with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder were assessed on measures of insight (i.e., awareness of symptoms, treatment needs, and illness consequences), psychiatric symptoms (i.e., positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathology), neurocognitive functions (i.e., executive function, memory, and attention), and metacognitive capacities (i.e., self-reflectivity and theory of mind). Univariate correlations followed by stepwise multiple regressions, which controlled for symptoms and neurocognition, indicated that both self-reflectivity and theory of mind were significantly linked with awareness of symptoms; theory of mind was linked with awareness of treatment needs; and self-reflectivity was linked with awareness of illness consequences. Importantly, these findings suggest that metacognitive capacities may be related to insight independent of concurrent psychiatric symptoms and neurocognitive deficits. Moreover, awareness of different facets of the illness may require contributions from different components of metacognition. Future research should investigate how existing metacognitive skill training programs could potentially be tailored, or modified, to help persons with schizophrenia to develop and enhance insight.

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Authors
Chan, K. K. S.
Affiliations
Education University of Hong Kong (HK)
Corresponding author
Chan, Kevin K.S.
Venue
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
65
Pages
63-69
ISSN
0010-440X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2201399786
Cited by
27
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
2.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
The Hong Kong Institute of Education (RG27/2013-2014R)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
insight, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, metacognition, self-reflectivity, theory of mind, neurocognitive function, executive function, medication adherence
MeSH terms
Metacognition, Adult, Attention, Awareness, Cognition, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Problem Solving, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Thinking, Executive Function

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