In recent years, social cognition became a valuable construct for understanding the nature and disability of schizophrenia (Green et al, 2005), and different studies have pointed out for its potential as a mediator of relations between neurocognition and functional status in schizophrenia (Sergi et al, 2006).

This presentation aims to review the concept of social cognition, describe the key social cognitive domains, discuss the importance of social cognition in schizophrenia by highlighting its functional significance, and finally present a brief overview of the main methodological issues regarding research on some of the presented issues.