About SOCRATIS

Social Cognition Rating Tools in Indian Setting (SOCRATIS):

Research on social cognition in psychiatric disorders is an emerging field. It brings with it tremendous clinical and research potential which is yet untapped. It is a cognitive domain that is under substantial cultural influence. The interplay between culture and social cognition is determined by the degree of cultural influences on cognitions, the processes that focus on self-other-construct and the levels of processing.

Clearly, tools to assess social cognition in one culture may not be useful in another culture. The Social Cognition Rating Tools in Indian Setting (SOCRATIS) was designed to assess social cognition in the Indian cultural setting. It is an Indian adaptation of various tests that have been extensively used in social cognition research in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorders and substance use disorders. It has been validated in an Indian setting and has satisfactory psychometric properties. It assesses three domains of social cognition namely, theory of mind, attributional bias and social perception.

Updated: 04 June 2022