Effectiveness of different modalities of cognitive remediation on symptomatological, neuropsychological, and functional outcome domains in schizophrenia: A prospective study in a real-world setting

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 223-231

  Vita, Antonio ^a,b   De Peri, Luca ^a   Barlati, Stefano ^b   Cacciani, Paolo ^b   Deste, Giacomo ^a   Poli, Roberto ^c   Agrimi, Emilia ^c   Cesana, Bruno M ^a,d   Sacchetti, Emilio ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c Hospital Istituti Ospitalieri of Cremona   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive dysfunctions; Cognitive remediation; Functional outcome; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE SUBPROGRAMS OF INTEGRATED PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REALITY THERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81955167968     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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