Metacognitive beliefs in individuals at risk for psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences

Resource type: Publication Publication
  • Authors
    Baumgartner, Josef; Litvan, Zsuzsa; Koch, Marlene; Hinterbuchinger, Barbara; Friedrich, Fabian; Baumann, Lukas; Mossaheb, Nilufar
  • Type
    Original research
  • Journal
    Neuropsychiatrie
  • Publication Date
    2020
  • Abstract

    Sex differences were found in several domains in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis, but no previous work has systematically reviewed and analysed possible sex differences in metacognition in this population. However, alterations in metacognitive beliefs have been shown in the at-risk mental state for psychosis population. Our aim was to qualitatively review and quantitatively analyse the existing literature for data on sex differences in metacognitive beliefs—mainly depicted by the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ) and its short form (MCQ-30)—in individuals with at-risk mental states.