Social cognition and interaction training explained

Social cognition and interaction training (SCIT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy to improve social cognition with the aim of improving downstream social functioning with people suffering of schizophrenia.^[1]

In schizophrenia, the ability to adaptively infer the thoughts and feelings of others (i.e., social cognition) is strongly associated with community functioning.^[2]

Further reading

• Combs . Dennis R. . Adams . Scott D. . Penn . David L. . Roberts . David . Tiegreen . Joshua . Stem . Patricia . 2007 . Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Preliminary findings . Schizophrenia Research . 91 . 1–3 . 112–6 . 17293083 . 10.1016/j.schres.2006.12.010. 18155275 .
• Penn . D. L. . Roberts . D. L. . Combs . D. . Sterne . A. . 2007 . Best Practices: The Development of the Social Cognition and Interaction Training Program for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders . Psychiatric Services . 58 . 4 . 449–51 . 17412842 . 10.1176/appi.ps.58.4.449.
• Turner-Brown . Lauren M. . Perry . Timothy D. . Dichter . Gabriel S. . Bodfish . James W. . Penn . David L. . 2008 . Brief Report: Feasibility of Social Cognition and Interaction Training for Adults with High Functioning Autism . Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders . 38 . 9 . 1777–84 . 18246419 . 10.1007/s10803-008-0545-y . 2646378.
• Horan . William P. . Kern . Robert S. . Shokat-Fadai . Karina . Sergi . Mark J. . Wynn . Jonathan K. . Green . Michael F. . 2009 . Social cognitive skills training in schizophrenia: An initial efficacy study of stabilized outpatients . Schizophrenia Research . 107 . 1 . 47–54 . 18930378 . 2653055 . 10.1016/j.schres.2008.09.006.

Notes and References

1. Roberts . David L. . Combs . Dennis R. . Willoughby . Michael . Mintz . Jim . Gibson . Clare . Rupp . Betty . Penn . David L. . 2014 . A randomized, controlled trial of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) for outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders . British Journal of Clinical Psychology . 53 . 3 . 281–98 . 24417608 . 10.1111/bjc.12044.
2. Lahera . G. . Benito . A. . Montes . J.M. . Fernández-Liria . A. . Olbert . C.M. . Penn . D.L. . 2013 . Social cognition and interaction training (SCIT) for outpatients with bipolar disorder . Journal of Affective Disorders . 146 . 1 . 132–6 . 22840617 . 10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.032.