A randomized single-blind pilot study of compensatory strategies in schizophrenia outpatients

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 283-292

  Velligan, Dawn I ^a,b,c   Prihoda, Thomas J ^a   Ritch, Janice L ^a,c   Maples, Natalie ^a,c   Bow Thomas, C Christine ^a,c   Dassori, Albana ^b,c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c San Antonio State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive deficits; Compensatory strategies; Environmental supports; Psychosocial treatment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; TRAINING; AMBULATORY CARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0036454298     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a006938     Document Type: Article

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