International consensus for the assessment of social cognition in neurocognitive disorders: framework definition and clinical recommendations of the SIGNATURE initiative
This is the first focused endeavor to favor the implementation of socio-cognitive assessment, which is required by DSM-5 but seldom performed despite clear evidence of its clinical relevance for diagnosis and care. Our results provide an initial set of recommendations, refinable through the future actions of the SIGNATURE initiative. Future collaborative clinical research projects should overcome current limitations and foster the use of ecological and cross-culturally validated measures in clinics.
Authors
- Kathleen A. Welsh‐Bohmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1824-0179)
- Chiara Cupidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-7974)
- Angela C. Bradshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-6547)
- Costanza Papagno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-6294)
- Lucas Wolski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4591-2778)
- Jean‐François Démonet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0100-6175)
- Emre Bora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1598-6832)
- Stefan Klöppel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6452-9964)
- Elisa Canu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-3378)
- Samrah Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-1319)
- Giulia Funghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2242-6008)
- Claudia Meli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-2768)
- Wendy Weidner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-2953)
- Fijanne Strijkert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7709-0310)
- Julie D. Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-3717)
- Luca Beretta
- Agustín M. Ibáñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-5101)
- Andreas U. Monsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1692-1560)
- Alfredo Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-8011)
- Marina Boccardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-8246)
- Valentina Bessi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6176-3584)
- Fabricio Ferreira de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-0859)
- Patrizia Mecocci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-5246)
- Tommaso Piccoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-2067)
- Simona Luzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3802-2320)
- Pierre‐Jean Ousset
- Cinzia Bussè
- Stefano Francesco Cappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1003-3925)
- Cristina Festari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-5097)
- Alan Cronemberger Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1645-0500)
- Stefano Luca Sensi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0710-2574)
- Pietro Marano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3588-9797)
- Laura Invernizzi
- Maurizio Gallucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-3195)
- Renelle Bourdage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-7387)
- Mira Didic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7067-536X)
- Marianna Tsatali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-8616)
- Dix U. Meiberth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-0724)
- Esther van den Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-7366)
- Davide Angioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-2522)
- Despina Μoraitou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0527-7143)
- Nikki Zimmermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4710-5470)
- Alina Menichelli
- Francesca Baglio
- Antonina Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8397-3478)
- Andrea Fabbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-2697)
- Göran Hagman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-8646)
- Susanna Vestberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-2338)
- Francesco Di Lorenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9871-229X)
- Perminder Singh Sachdev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-3220)
- Alessio Toraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-4751)
- Marco Filardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9702-8314)
- Andrea Plutino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0034-3420)
- Bruno Fimm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5818-9526)
- Mirella Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9937-5923)
- Chiara Cerami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-3421)
- Rita Pezzati
- Matthias Leopold Schroeter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-1083)
- Sara Isernia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0849-3984)
- Riccardo Manca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-6442)
- Giancarlo Logroscino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-3242)
- Harro Seelaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1989-7527)
- Claudia Bartels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3023-9971)
- Anton Gietl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8604-962X)
- Jackie M. Poos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-7247)
- Jan Van den Stock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5756-3195)
- Franz Böhm
- Martina Pigliautile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-141X)
- Olivier Piguet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6696-1440)
- Ann‐Katrin Schild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1920-0198)
- Manfred Berres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0409-8554)
- Christine R. Krebs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3609-3275)
- Nicola Girtler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-8642)
- Camillo Marra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-4044)
- Simone Pomati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8930-6361)
- Douglas Galasko
- Walter A. Kukull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-9014)
- Lize Corrine Jiskoot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-1858)
- Leonardo Sacco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9494-7742)
- Sonia Herrero
- Magda Tsolaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-8010)
- Marc Sollberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-3731)
- Steven D. Shirk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-1505)
- Elisa Ruiu
- Daniele Altomare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-8993)
- Micaela Mitolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-7318)
- Stefania Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-7072)
- Jorge Matías‐Guiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-9043)
- Davide Quaranta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2905-6625)
- Matteo Pardini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4740-1982)
- Maxime Bertoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5283-503X)
- Flavio Nobili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9811-0897)
- Ingo Kilimann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3269-4452)
- Tamlyn Watermeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-5305)
- Matthias Kliegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-2522)
- Nikolaos Scarmeas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6453-8908)
- Miguel Tábuas‐Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3988-614X)
- Marisa Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4200-9284)
- Federica Agosta
- Fiona Kumfor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-075X)
- Anne Rita Øksengård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4946-1249)
- Sarah E. MacPherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8676-6514)
- David P. Salmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4533-4090)
- Bengt Winblad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0011-1179)
- Nathalie Mella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-5012)
- Sokratis G. Papageorgiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-3635)
- Christian Chicherio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9845-2618)
- Thibaud Lebouvier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4386-6045)
- Athanasios Chatzikostopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-358X)
- Andreas Buchmann
- Ove Almkvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0556-625X)
- Mario Possenti
- Russell J. Chander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-5958)
- Andrea Brioschi‐Guevara
- Alessandra Dodich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-0699)
- Gert J. Geurtsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2508-340X)
- S. Mackenzie Morson
- Cem Doğdu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3074-5201)
- Papatriantafyllou John
- Miguel Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-5416)
- Petr Novák (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0710-1299)
- Chiara Galli
- María Florencia Clarens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-4404)
- Annachiara Cagnin
- Annalena Venneri
- Bruno Dubois
- Fotini Kounti
- Jean Marie Annoni
- Richard Lévy
- Pilar Sanchez
- Jennifer Thompson
- Inez Ramakers
- Andrea Panzavolta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9206-6206)
- Hendrick-Jan van der Waal
- Florian Schöberl
- Marie Söntgerath
- Lucy Chrisman-Russell
- Renzo Dori
- Maxime Montembeault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-2783)
- Camille Coulangers
- Marta Fernández Matarrubia
- Helena Briales
- Ingo Fimm
Institutions
- University of Parma (IT)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (CH)
- Inserm (FR)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Adolfo Ibáñez University (CL)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia (IT)
- Institut Pasteur de Lille (FR)
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DE)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (PT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos (ES)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Istanbul Medipol University (TR)
- University of San Andrés (AR)
- Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences (CH)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri (IT)
- Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia (AR)
- University Memory and Aging Center (US)
- Pasqual Maragall Foundation (ES)
- Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT)
- Felix Platter-Hospital (CH)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems (IT)
- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (ES)
- Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie (DE)
- University of the Sacred Heart (JP)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Greek Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (GR)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- University for Foreigners Perugia (IT)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-025-01908-2
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche