Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-75dct Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-03T07:57:36.217Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Cognitive functions in people with mental disorders: focus on self-reflection, insight and mindwandering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

A. Natale ,
L. Fusar-Poli ,
S. Sturiale ,
V. Placenti ,
M. Marino ,
A. Amerio ,
A. Rodolico ,
C. Concerto ,
A. Aguglia  and
A. Petralia
...Show all authors
A. Natale*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
L. Fusar-Poli
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia
S. Sturiale
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
V. Placenti
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience- Rehabilitation- Ophthalmology- Genetics- Maternal and Child Health- Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
M. Marino
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience- Rehabilitation- Ophthalmology- Genetics- Maternal and Child Health- Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
A. Amerio
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience- Rehabilitation- Ophthalmology- Genetics- Maternal and Child Health- Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
A. Rodolico
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
C. Concerto
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
A. Aguglia
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience- Rehabilitation- Ophthalmology- Genetics- Maternal and Child Health- Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
A. Petralia
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
M. S. Signorelli
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
G. Serafini
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience- Rehabilitation- Ophthalmology- Genetics- Maternal and Child Health- Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
M. Amore
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience- Rehabilitation- Ophthalmology- Genetics- Maternal and Child Health- Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
E. Aguglia
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Introduction

People with mental disorders may present impairments in cognitive and metacognitive functions. Self-reflection is the ability to reflect on oneself (specifically on one’s behavior, emotions, and thoughts) and insight is the awareness of one’s internal experience. Mindwandering (MW) is defined as the tendency to divert attention from current reality without a clearly defined intention. It can be spontaneous or deliberate. Several studies have investigated these alterations in patients with schizophrenia (SZ), while less is known for people with substance use disorder (SUD).

Objectives

The aim of the present study was to explore self-reflection, insight and MW in a group of patients with SZ and SUD.

Methods

The Self-reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS) and the spontaneous (MW-S) and deliberate (MW-D) mindwandering scales were administered to 25 patients with SZ, 21 patients with SUD, and 21 healthy controls (HC). Linear regressions were performed to evaluate the associations between the variables under study.

Results

Preliminary data showed that SZ and SUD patients presented lower SRIS and MW values than HC. Examining MW in detail, participants with SZ reported higher scores at than MW-D, while in people with SUD, MW-D scores were higher than MW-S scores. Linear regressions revealed that MW-D was negatively associated with self-reflection in SUD; moreover, insight scores were negatively associated with MW-S in SZ.

Conclusions

Our preliminary results confirm the importance of acting on the elements of metacognition in patients with mental disorders to improve the general outcome of the disease. A comprehensive therapeutic approach should include psychotherapeutic and social interventions aimed at increasing attention and introspection.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

Type
Abstract
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S915 - S916
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BY
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.