Nonsocial cognitive underpinnings of theory of mind in schizophrenia.

•Individuals with schizophrenia experience impairments in social and nonsocial cognition•Significant associations exist between the two types of cognition with social cognition mediating the relationship between nonsocial cognition and functional outcome•How specific neuropsychological functions relates to theory of mind is less clear•This study found that none of the nonsocial cognitive tests uniquely predicted theory of mind although they together explained 17% of the variance