Does cognitive remediation for schizophrenia improve functional outcomes?

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-157

  Medalia, Alice ^a   Saperstein, Alice M ^a  

^a Harkness Pavillion 234 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive remediation; neurocognition; psychosocial outcome; schizophrenia; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE ANXIETY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84873414356     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32835dcbd4     Document Type: Review

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