Social cognition and metacognition contribute to accuracy for self-evaluation of real-world functioning in patients with schizophrenia

Enhancement of social function is an important goal in the treatment of schizophrenia. To designate appropriate measures of real-world functioning, the Validation of Everyday Real-World Outcomes initiative recommended the Specific Levels of Functioning-Scale (SLOF). The SLOF has been developed as an interview-based assessment tool; the scores by clinicians are based on information from both patients and caregivers (Leifker et al., 2009). The SLOF covers interpersonal functioning, everyday activities, and vocational functioning (Schneider and Struening, 1983).

Source: Schizophrenia Research - July 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Keiichiro Nishida, Atsuhito Toyomaki, Yosuke Koshikawa, Hidehito Niimura, Tsubasa Morimoto, Masayuki Tani, Ken Inada, Taiga Ninomiya, Hikaru Hori, Jun Manabe, Asuka Katsuki, Takamitsu Kubo, Masanao Shirahama, Kentaro Kohno, Toshihiko Kinoshita, Ichiro Kus Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research