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ReviewSchizophrenia research. Cognition2025

Systematic review and meta-analysis of early visual processing, social cognition, and functional outcomes in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Akke Ganse-Dumrath, Anya Chohan, Steven Samuel, Paul Bretherton, Corinna Haenschel, Anne-Kathrin Fett

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Akke Ganse-DumrathDepartment of Psychology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, UK.
Anya ChohanDepartment of Psychology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, UK.
Steven SamuelDepartment of Psychology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, UK.
Paul BrethertonDepartment of Psychology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, UK.
Corinna HaenschelDepartment of Psychology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, UK.
Anne-Kathrin FettDepartment of Psychology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-affective psychotic disorders are marked by cognitive and sensory processing abnormalities, including in early visual processing and social cognition. Understanding the relationships between these deficits and their impact on daily-life functional outcomes may help to improve outcomes in affected individuals. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarise the existing evidence on the relationships between early visual processing, social cognition, and functional outcomes, and to assess the evidence regarding the mediating role of social cognition in the association between early visual processing and functional outcomes in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. A comprehensive search across five databases identified 364 potentially eligible studies, with eight articles meeting all inclusion criteria. Meta-analytic techniques were employed to synthesise effect sizes and assess a meta-mediation model. Three random-effects meta-analyses revealed significant associations between all three domains of interest. Social cognition partially mediated the relationship between early visual processing and functional outcomes. The direct effect of early visual processing on functional outcomes remained significant, albeit with a reduced effect size. The findings suggest that interventions targeting both early visual processing and social cognition concurrently may improve functional outcomes more effectively than focusing on either domain alone.

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MediationNon-affective psychosisPerceptual abnormalitiesPsychosocial functioningSocial cognitive deficits

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PMID40028174
PMCPMC11872129

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