Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Social Cognition

Abstract

Neuroscientific observation fortified the role of social cognition (SC) in functional ability and quality of life and increased awareness concerning social cognition's critical role in functional and cognitive disability. It is pertinent to note that the assessment and rehabilitation of social cognition difficulties is still in its infancy and an underdeveloped field in neuro-rehabilitation, despite the widespread prevalence of such difficulties across mental health and neurological conditions. An important part of psychosocial rehabilitation should accommodate findings on social cognitive aspects to help the patient to cope with its long-term behavioral and emotional sequelae in patients and to overcome related social cognitive disability. Interestingly the range of approaches and conceptual frameworks being developed in this young field is notably diverse, considering novel treatment techniques using tools resembling real-life interaction, and attempts of live discourse in social relationships could further amplify the expected outcome involving mastering the social situation.