Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 251-260

  Kurtz, Matthew M ^a,b,c   Seltzer, James C ^a   Shagan, Dana S ^a   Thime, Warren R ^a   Wexler, Bruce E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULATION; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC LANGUAGE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845288927     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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