The Remediation of Problem-Solving Skills in Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 259-267

  Medalia, Alice ^a   Revheim, Nadine ^c   Casey, Matthew ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive remediation; Executive functioning; Problem solving; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035237352     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a006872     Document Type: Article

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