Predictors of change in life skills in schizophrenia after cognitive remediation

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 267-274

  Kurtz, Matthew M ^a,b,c   Seltzer, James C ^b   Fujimoto, Marco ^b   Shagan, Dana S ^b   Wexler, Bruce E ^c  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive remediation; Neurocognition; Schizophrenia; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKILL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SOFTWARE; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249130799     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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