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- Title
A complete theory of psychosis and autism as diametric disorders of social brain must consider full range of clinical syndromes.
- Authors
Thakkar, Katharine N.; Matthews, Natasha; Sohee Park
- Abstract
We argue that autism and psychosis spectrum disorders cannot be conceptualized as polar extremes of mentalizing ability. We raise two main objections: (1) the autistic-psychotic continuum, as conceptualized by the authors, excludes defining features of schizophrenia spectrum: negative symptoms, which correlate more strongly with mentalizing impairments; and (2) little evidence exists for a relationship between mentalizing ability and positive symptoms.
- Subjects
PSYCHOSES; AUTISM; SYNDROMES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 3, p277
- ISSN
0140-525X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0140525X0800438X