@article{ref1,
title="A systematic review of the evidence for impaired cognitive theory of mind in maltreated children",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2015",
author="Benarous, Xavier and Guile, Jean-Marc and Consoli, Angèle and Cohen, David",
volume="6",
number="",
pages="e108-e108",
abstract="Compared to the large number of studies exploring difficulties in emotion recognition in maltreated children, few (N = 12) have explored the cognitive aspect of theory of mind (ToM), i.e., the ability to understand others' thoughts and intentions. A systematic review of these studies shows inconsistent results regarding cognitive ToM tasks. Youths with a history of maltreatment are more likely to fail at false-belief tasks (N = 2). However, results are less conclusive regarding other tasks (perspective-taking tasks, N = 4; and hostile attribution tasks, N = 7). Additionally, only one study controlled for potential psychopathology. Measures of psychopathology and other cognitive abilities, in addition to ToM, are required to establish a specific association between maltreatment and the cognitive dimension of ToM.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00108",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00108"
}