Rachel Shor, Elizabeth A Greene, Luke Sumberg, Aaron B Weingrad
{"title":"AI Tools in Academia: Evaluating NotebookLM as a Tool for Conducting Literature Reviews.","authors":"Rachel Shor, Elizabeth A Greene, Luke Sumberg, Aaron B Weingrad","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2541531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2541531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The proliferation of access to generative AI tools has the potential to radically alter the process of writing manuscripts. This report evaluates NotebookLM as a tool for conducting a literature review in an ethical and responsible manner.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We uploaded 22 relevant papers from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS) to NotebookLM and asked questions pertaining to a hypothetical research paper. We investigated the capabilities, limitations, ethical considerations, and privacy implications of using NotebookLM and engaged in a dialogue with the tool through a series of user-written prompts and AI responses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that the variability and utility of responsesweres determined in large part by the ability to write meaningful prompts and the extent to which new prompts provided additional information. Investigating how NotebookLM identified key findings enhanced our prompt generation and subsequently the iterative refinement of output to produce information relevant to our mock literature review.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The utility of NotebookLM will likely vary by the quality of source material uploaded into the program and the researcher's familiarity with prompt generation. There are a number of benefits and drawbacks to using this tool as a search engine or conversation partner. Ethical considerations and privacy implications of using NotebookLM are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deployment-Related Moral Injury Contributes to Post-Discharge Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Six-Year Longitudinal Study Among Israeli Combat Veterans.","authors":"Gadi Zerach, Ariel Ben-Yehuda, Yossi Levi-Belz","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2541532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2541532","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Military personnel and active combatants are known to be at risk for perpetrating or witnessing acts that violate their moral code. These events, termed <i>potentially morally injurious events</i> (PMIEs), were found to be associated in cross-sectional studies with an increased risk of mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and anxiety symptoms. However, the longitudinal contribution of deployment-related PMIEs and <i>moral injury</i> (MI) outcomes to depression and anxiety symptoms among veterans remain unclear, particularly during their initial years following discharge.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 169 Israeli combat veterans who participated in a six-year longitudinal study with four measurement points (T1: 12 months before enlistment, T2: Six months following enlistment - pre-deployment, T3: 18 months following enlistment - post-deployment, and T4: 28 months following discharge). Participants' characteristics were assessed between 2019-2024 via semi-structured interviews (T1) and validated self-report measures (T2-T4).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exposure to PMIE-Self (i.e. self-perpetrated potentially morally injurious events) at T3 predicted severity of depressive symptoms (T4), and MI-outcomes of shame and trust-violation (T4) predicted both severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms (T4), above and beyond the pre-enlistment personal characteristics (T1), depressive and anxiety symptoms (T2 and T3), personality risk factors (T2) and combat exposure (T3).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Deployment-related PMIE experiences, especially PMIE-Self experiences, and MI outcomes, were found to be valid predictors of higher severity of depression and anxiety symptoms following discharge. Routine screening and targeted interventions should be available to combatants upon their discharge from the military, a transition identified as vulnerable to the consequences of moral injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144876489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Quinn M Biggs, Jing Wang, Rohul Amin, Katherine Pokorny, Julia M Petrini, Carol S Fullerton, Robert J Ursano
{"title":"Within Day Variation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters.","authors":"Quinn M Biggs, Jing Wang, Rohul Amin, Katherine Pokorny, Julia M Petrini, Carol S Fullerton, Robert J Ursano","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2541417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2541417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance, negative cognitions/mood, and hyperarousal. Little is known about the extent to which the intensity of the symptom clusters vary from moment-to-moment. Using an ecological momentary assessment methodology, this study examined within day variation in the four PTSD symptom clusters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants with PTSD (<i>N</i> = 78) completed self-report assessments of 18 posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) four times daily for 15 days. Linear mixed models and linear spline models examined how PTSS and each of the four PTSD symptom clusters varied across six daily time-blocks (0700, 1000, 1300, 1600, 1900, 2200).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PTSS and each symptom cluster differed across the six time-blocks: PTSS, <i>F</i>(5, 345) = 10.06, <i>p</i> < .001; intrusion: 3.02, <i>p</i> < .05; avoidance: 11.31, <i>p</i> < .001; negative cognitions/mood: 7.42, <i>p</i> < .001; and hyperarousal: 9.34, <i>p</i> < .001. All symptom clusters were lowest at the first time-block with an overall increasing pattern across the six time-blocks. Knot analyses indicated maximum symptoms of intrusion at 1000, while maximum symptoms of avoidance, negative cognitions/mood, and hyperarousal occurred at 1300.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All four PTSD symptom clusters vary within a day, are lowest in the morning and peak at different times. Further study of the causes of this within day variation, including the neurobiological, psychological, behavioral, and lifestyle factors is important for understanding the mechanisms of and interventions for PTSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144876490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Meshberg-Cohen, Polly Ingram, Joan M Cook, Ian C Fischer, Robert H Pietrzak
{"title":"Mental, Physical, and Social Mediators of the Relationship Between Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Functional Impairment in U.S. Military Veterans.","authors":"Sarah Meshberg-Cohen, Polly Ingram, Joan M Cook, Ian C Fischer, Robert H Pietrzak","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2528524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2528524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined mental, physical, and social variables that may mediate the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and functional impairment in a nationally representative sample of U.S. military veterans.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Data were analyzed from 3,985 U.S. military veterans who participated in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study results revealed that 10.0% (95% confidence interval = 8.7-11.4%) of veterans screened positive for mTBI on the Veterans Affairs' Mild TBI Injury Screening and Evaluation tool. Veterans with a positive mTBI screen scored lower on measures of mental, physical, and cognitive functioning, and higher on a measure of psychosocial difficulties compared to those with a negative mTBI screen. Symptoms of major depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, insomnia, somatic symptoms, and loneliness significantly mediated the relationship between mTBI screening status and various functional outcomes. Specifically, these mediators accounted for 87.1% of the association with physical functioning, 84.2% of the association with mental functioning, and 73.0% of the association with cognitive functioning, with mTBI screening status remaining significantly associated with each measure. For psychosocial functioning, these mediators accounted for 89.2% of the association, and mTBI screening status was no longer associated with this outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Collectively, these findings underscore the importance of early, targeted, and multi-modal interventions that address psychiatric symptoms, somatic symptoms, insomnia, and loneliness to enhance overall functioning and well-being among veterans with mTBI.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144795984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Yang, Yang Liu, Chuqi Yan, Yuhan Chen, Zeng Zhou, Qingxin Shen, Fulan Zhang, Tiancheng Zhang, Zijian Liu
{"title":"The Relationship Between Early Warm and Secure Memories and Healthy Eating Among College Students: Anxiety as Mediator and Physical Activity as Moderator.","authors":"Lei Yang, Yang Liu, Chuqi Yan, Yuhan Chen, Zeng Zhou, Qingxin Shen, Fulan Zhang, Tiancheng Zhang, Zijian Liu","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2530353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2530353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study examines anxiety as a mediator between early warm and secure memories and healthy eating among college students, and the moderating role of physical activity in the early warm and secure memories-anxiety relationship.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In December, 2024, 2,984 Chinese undergraduates (42% male, 58% female; mean age 19.03)completed surveys assessing early warm and secure memories, anxiety, healthy eating, and physical activity. SPSS 29.0 analyzed correlations, PROCESS Macro testedthe mediation model, and moderated mediation model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Early warm and secure memories negatively correlated with anxiety (<i>r</i> = ‒0.359)and positively with physical activity (<i>r</i> = 0.098) and healthy eating (<i>r</i> = 0.245). Anxiety negatively correlated with physical activity (<i>r</i> = ‒0.089)and healthy eating (<i>r</i> = ‒0.209). Mediation analysis showed early warm and secure memories directly predicted healthy eating (β = 0.243, <i>p</i> < .001),with anxiety partially mediating this link (indirect effect β = ‒0.144, <i>p</i> < .001). Physical activity moderated the early warm and secure memories-anxiety pathway (interaction β = ‒0.044, <i>p</i> < .05), buffering anxiety's impact.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Early warm and secure memories promote healthy eating both directly and indirectly by reducing anxiety, with physical activity weakening the early warm and secure memories-anxiety association. Findings highlight the importance of fostering secure childhood memories for mental health and healthy eating. Interventions should leverage early warm and secure memories as a psychological resource and incorporate physical activity to enhance student well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144790554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Mediating and Moderating Role of Sleep Disturbance Between Chronic Pain and Psychological Distress: Evidence from Canadian Community Health Survey.","authors":"Wen-Wang Rao, Carl D'Arcy, Yingying Su","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2528528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2528528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i>Chronic pain can result in psychological distress. In addition, sleep disturbance is associated with both chronic pain and psychological distress. However, no study has comprehensively investigated the roles of sleep disturbance in the associations between pain and psychological distress in the general population. Our study aims to explore the mediating as well as the moderating effects of sleep disturbance between chronic pain and psychological distress in a national Canadian sample. <i>Methods:</i> Data were analyzed from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (CCHS-MH), a national cross-sectional study comprised of adult respondents who provided information on chronic pain, sleep and psychological distress (<i>N</i> = 25,113). The 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) was used to assess psychological distress. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to measure the mediating and moderating effects of sleep disturbance on the relationships between chronic pain and psychological distress. <i>Results:</i> Our findings indicated that sleep disturbance had both direct and indirect effects on psychological distress. Sleep disturbance partially mediated the relationships between chronic pain and psychological distress (β = 0.10, <i>p</i> < .05). The model accounts for 30.3% of the variance in psychological distress. Sleep disturbance also played a moderating role in the relationships between chronic pain and psychological distress. The pronounced moderation effect was found in the \"no sleep disturbance group\" (β = 0.20, <i>p</i> < .05). <i>Conclusions:</i> These results revealed that addressing sleep problems should be one of the targets of intervention and prevention for psychological distress among those individuals suffering from chronic pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144734940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Association Between Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Depression: A Two-Sample Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization.","authors":"Huiying Wang, Youqing Wang, Yujia Xu","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2528526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2528526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although prior observational studies have indicated an association between depression and autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), the underlying causal relationship remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study was conducted to explore the causal link between depression and ARDs. Genetic data for both depression and ARDs were obtained from publicly available genetic datasets. Instrumental variables were chosen as independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) linked to each condition. The main analysis employed the random-effects inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method, supplemented by MR-Egger regression and the weighted median approach to strengthen the robustness of the findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The IVW analysis identified a significant link between depression and a heightened risk of several ARDs: Sjögren's syndrome (OR = 1.546, <i>p</i> < .001), fibromyalgia syndrome (OR = 5.000, <i>p</i> < .001), psoriasis (OR = 1.185, <i>p</i> = .009), and psoriatic arthritis (OR = 1.333, <i>p</i> = .01). No association was found for rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic polymyalgia, systemic sclerosis, gout, polymyositis, or Behçet's disease. These results were consistent across the MR-Egger and weighted median analyses. The reverse MR analysis found no significant causal effect of any ARD on depression risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In conclusion, this MR study suggests that individuals with depression are at high risk for certain ARDs, highlighting the importance of timely screening, early detection, and intervention. Additional studies are required to elucidate the exact connection and mechanisms linking depression with particular ARDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144709643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Resham Asif, Naved Iqbal, Sheema Aleem, Sameer Ansari, Mohammad Hashim, Kainaat Danyal, Saif R Farooqi, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar
{"title":"Association Between Attachment Styles and Shame Proneness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Resham Asif, Naved Iqbal, Sheema Aleem, Sameer Ansari, Mohammad Hashim, Kainaat Danyal, Saif R Farooqi, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2528527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2528527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present review aimed to examine the association between different styles of attachment and proneness to shame.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A systematic literature search was conducted across databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar which led to the inclusion of 18 studies in the analysis. The meta-analysis incorporated studies involving diverse populations, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the attachment-shame relationship across various demographic contexts. Four correlational meta-analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship between secure, insecure styles- dismissive, preoccupied, and fearful attachment styles and proneness to shame. Random-effect models in R were employed and the quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study findings revealed a significant small to moderate negative association between secure attachment and shame (Effect Size [ES] = -0.29); moderate positive associations were found between fearful (ES = 0.39) and preoccupied attachment styles (ES = 0.33) with shame; small but significant positive association was found between dismissing attachment and shame (ES = 0.13). Subgroup analysis revealed that the association between all three insecure attachment styles and shame was more pronounced among LGBTQ+ individuals. Meta-regression analysis showed that gender significantly influenced the associations for preoccupied and dismissing attachment styles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results demonstrate that the strength of association with shame varies by type of attachment style. The results also point to the moderating influence of gender and sexual orientation. These insights have important clinical implications and suggest directions for future research on tailoring interventions based on attachment styles.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144709642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental Symptoms and Academic Motivation in University Students After Kahramanmaraş Earthquake: A Relationship Analysis.","authors":"Ulker Atilan Fedai, Sidika Baziki Cetin","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2504282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2504282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The Kahramanmaras Earthquake, which occurred on February 6, 2023, and classified as a major and devastating earthquake, sometimes referred to as the \"disaster of the century,\" resulted in significant destruction and loss in Kahramanmaras and 10 other provinces with magnitudes of 7.8 Mw (±0.1) and 7.5 Mw. This study aims to confirm whether there is a relationship between the academic motivation of students who experienced the earthquake and the psychological complaints they experienced.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 706 volunteer university students who were exposed to the Kahramanmaras earthquake were included. Participants were asked to fill out a sociodemographic data form, the Academic Motivation Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Damage to buildings (<i>p</i> = .003), lack of social support (<i>p</i> = .000), having psychological complaints (<i>p</i> = .000), and having experienced another traumatic event before the earthquake (<i>p</i> = .000) were significantly associated with lack of motivation. Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was found between lack of motivation and depressive symptoms (<i>r</i> = 0.368, <i>p</i> < .001), anxious symptoms (<i>r</i> = 0.297, <i>p</i> < .001), and stress (<i>r</i> = 0.327, <i>p</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study concluded that anxious symptoms, depressive symptoms, and stress are related to lack of motivation. Individuals with damaged homes, inadequate social support, and past traumatic experiences constitute a risk group for academic demotivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144210064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sung-Jin Kim, Do-Un Jung, Jung-Joon Moon, Yeon-Sue Kim
{"title":"Relationship Between Cognitive and Daily Living Functions and Insight in Patients with Schizophrenia.","authors":"Sung-Jin Kim, Do-Un Jung, Jung-Joon Moon, Yeon-Sue Kim","doi":"10.1080/00332747.2025.2509466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2509466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the relationships between insight, cognition, and daily living functions in patients with schizophrenia.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Fifty-six clinically stable patients with schizophrenia were evaluated for clinical symptoms using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES). Self-rated insight was assessed using the Insight Scale for Psychosis (ISP), while the interviewer-rated insight was determined by the PANSS item G12 score. The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) and the University of California San Diego Performance-based Skills Assessment (UPSA) were used to assess participants' cognitive and daily living functions. We also performed correlation and linear regression analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MCCB's social cognition domain and several UPSA components-communication, comprehension/planning, household skills, and total score-correlated significantly with interviewer-rated insight. In the linear regression analysis, communication and comprehension/planning domains of UPSA significantly predicted interviewer-rated insight after adjusting for additional variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrated significant correlations between insight and both cognitive and daily living functions in patients with schizophrenia. Social cognition, communication, and comprehension abilities were associated with insight and should be factored in when implementing rehabilitation, including psychoeducation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49656,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}