A randomized, controlled trial of computer-assisted cognitive remediation for schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-180

  Dickinson, Dwight ^a   Tenhula, Wendy ^a   Morris, Sarah ^a   Brown, Clayton ^a   Peer, Jason ^a   Spencer, Katrina ^a   Li, Lan ^a   Gold, James M ^a   Bellack, Alan S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORKING MEMORY;

COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 75749148024     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09020264     Document Type: Article

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