Theory-of-mind abilities in older patients with common mental disorders – a cross-sectional study
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Theory-of-mind abilities in older patients with common mental disorders – a cross-sectional study. / Peters, Meinolf; Schulz, Holger.
in: AGING MENT HEALTH, Jahrgang 26, Nr. 8, 2022, S. 1661-1668.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Theory-of-mind abilities in older patients with common mental disorders – a cross-sectional study
AU - Peters, Meinolf
AU - Schulz, Holger
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - ObjectivesTheory-of-mind (ToM) abilities are a basic competence for social interactions and relationships. Numerous findings demonstrate ToM deficits in old age, but such findings are missing in clinical samples of older adults.MethodIn the present study, patients treated in two clinics for common mental disorders (N = 150, distributed among the age groups 40–54, 55–69 and ≥70) were compared with a sample of people of the same age without mental disorders. The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) was used, in which the task is to detect mental states in the eyes, which are presented in 36 pictures.ResultsThe two groups differed significantly from each other: the clinical samples achieved worse results than the nonclinical samples, and the older samples achieved worse results than the younger samples. In the multiple regression analysis significant beta-weights were found for executive functions, physical diseases (especially vascular diseases, in the clinical sample) and higher education.ConclusionOlder patients show clinically significant deficits in ToM abilities, which should be taken into account in interventions promoting ToM abilities.
AB - ObjectivesTheory-of-mind (ToM) abilities are a basic competence for social interactions and relationships. Numerous findings demonstrate ToM deficits in old age, but such findings are missing in clinical samples of older adults.MethodIn the present study, patients treated in two clinics for common mental disorders (N = 150, distributed among the age groups 40–54, 55–69 and ≥70) were compared with a sample of people of the same age without mental disorders. The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) was used, in which the task is to detect mental states in the eyes, which are presented in 36 pictures.ResultsThe two groups differed significantly from each other: the clinical samples achieved worse results than the nonclinical samples, and the older samples achieved worse results than the younger samples. In the multiple regression analysis significant beta-weights were found for executive functions, physical diseases (especially vascular diseases, in the clinical sample) and higher education.ConclusionOlder patients show clinically significant deficits in ToM abilities, which should be taken into account in interventions promoting ToM abilities.
U2 - 10.1080/13607863.2021.1935461
DO - 10.1080/13607863.2021.1935461
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 26
SP - 1661
EP - 1668
JO - AGING MENT HEALTH
JF - AGING MENT HEALTH
SN - 1360-7863
IS - 8
ER -