Cognitive improvement of schizophrenia patients: Enhancing cognition while enjoying computer-aided cognitive training

Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-316

  Trapp, Wolfgang ^a   Hasmann, Alexander ^b   Gallhofer, Bernd ^c   Schwerdtner, Johannes ^b   Guenther, Wilfried ^a   Dobmeier, Matthias ^b  

^a Sozialstiftung Bamberg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive Remediation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER AIDED COGNITIVE TRAINING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; THERAPY; VERBAL MEMORY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

EID: 70249086313     PISSN: 19351232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3371/CSRP.1.4.2     Document Type: Article

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