Computer-assisted cognitive remediation for schizophrenia: A randomized single-blind pilot study

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 92-98

  Rass, Olga ^a   Forsyth, Jennifer K ^b   Bolbecker, Amanda R ^a,c   Hetrick, William P ^a,c,d   Breier, Alan ^c,d   Lysaker, Paul H ^d,e   O'Donnell, Brian F ^a,d,e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Larue D Carter Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory steady state potentials; Cognitive remediation; Cognitive training; Event related potentials; Intervention; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84863777206     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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