A novel, online social cognitive training program for young adults with schizophrenia: A pilot study

Schizophrenia Research: Cognition

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nahum, Mor ^a,b   Fisher, Melissa ^c,d   Loewy, Rachel ^c   Poelke, Gina ^c,d   Ventura, Joseph ^e   Nuechterlein, Keith H ^e   Hooker, Christine I ^f   Green, Michael F ^e,g   Merzenich, Michael M ^a   Vinogradov, Sophia ^c,d  

^a PositScience   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cognitive remediation; Computerized training; Early psychosis; First episode; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL MEMORY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONLINE SOCIAL COGNITIVE TRAINING PROGRAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PROSODY IDENTIFICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORKING MEMORY TASK;

EID: 84903479217     PISSN: 22150013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scog.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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