Cognitive training for divergent thinking in schizophrenia: A pilot study

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1533-1536

  Nemoto, Takahiro ^a,b,c   Yamazawa, Ryoko ^a   Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujita, Nobuharu ^a   Chino, Bun ^a   Fujii, Chiyo ^d   Kashima, Haruo ^a   Rassovsky, Yuri ^e   Green, Michael F ^c,e   Mizuno, Masafumi ^f  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Divergent thinking; Negative symptoms; Schizophrenia; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; PILOT STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; THINKING IMPAIRMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHLORPROMAZINE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING;

EID: 71549134623     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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