Theory of Mind in Social Anxiety Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder Comorbidity

Theory of Mind in Social Anxiety Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder Comorbidity

The aim of this study was to examine Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities in patients with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) with and without Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) comorbidity. A total of 55 patients with SAD, 25 patients with AvPD and SAD, who presented to the Diskapi Teaching and Research Hos...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Noro-Psikiyatri Arsivi Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 316 - 321
Main Authors: Aghakishiyeva, Turkan, Özdel, Kadir
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Turkey AVES 01-12-2023
BAYT Ltd. Co
Noro-Psikiyatri Arsivi
Subjects:
Anxiety disorders
Autism
Avoidant personality disorder
Clinics
Cognition & reasoning
Comorbidity
Complications and side effects
Drug use
Education
Evaluation
Health aspects
Hospitals
Kruskal-Wallis test
Mann-Whitney U test
Mental disorders
Reading
Skills
Social anxiety
Social phobia
Sociodemographics
Theory of mind
Turkey
theory of mind
social anxiety disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The aim of this study was to examine Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities in patients with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) with and without Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) comorbidity. A total of 55 patients with SAD, 25 patients with AvPD and SAD, who presented to the Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital Psychiatry Outpatient Unit and were diagnosed with SAD according to the Structured Clinical Interview Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5 and 30 healthy controls were included in the study. Sociodemographic data form for SAD, Autism Spectrum Quotient (ASQ), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), and Dokuz Eylül Theory of Mind Index (DEToMI) were used. The ToM positive-emotion scores measured by the RMET were higher in the control group than in the SAD and SAD+AvPD groups. The ToM negative-emotion scores were lower in the SAD+AvPD group than in the SAD and control groups. The ToM neutral-emotion scores were similar in all three groups. There were statistically significant differences in favor of the control group in the total score of DEToMI and its subtests among the three groups. There was no difference among the three groups in the faux pas comprehension test. Our findings suggest that AvPD comorbidity is associated with a decrease in many ToM skills, both in decoding and reasoning, and that this decrease is mainly related to the perception of mental states with an emotional load. More specific methods are needed for ToM problems observed in patients with SAD and AvPD.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:1300-0667
1309-4866
DOI:10.29399/npa.28368